April 22, 2015
The Honorable Secretary of State Williams
Colorado Department of State
1700 Broadway, Suite 200
Denver, CO 80290
Dear Secretary Williams:
We have received a copy of the letter you sent to Representatives Ryden and Nordberg and Senators Hill and Garcia regarding amendments to HB-1130. We thank you for your leadership in doing everything in your power to make sure all military and overseas
voters get a chance to cast a ballot.
We are concerned however about your opposition to L.036 which would prohibit online ballot marking. Your comments regarding scanning and emailing back a marked ballot
sends the wrong message and we worry that you may have been given technically faulty
advice. In your letter you state:
“The state uses an innovative application from Everyone Counts that allows UOCAVA voters to specifically access their ballot online, mark it
and print it out to verify their selections. The concern that the system is hackable is a nonstarter because the voter must still print it, sign it, scan it, and send it back to the clerk’s office.”