Next Blue Ribbon Election Panel Meeting Set

Denver, January 12, 2005 - Secretary of State Donetta Davidson plans to meet with the Blue Ribbon Election Panel on Friday, January 14, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. The meeting will be located at 1625 Broadway, Suite 820. This is an open meeting and the press is invited to attend.

All meeting minutes, notices, and agendas are posted on the Secretary of State’s website. Please visit the "Elections Center" located at www.sos.state.co.us. Please click on the "Blue Ribbon Election Panel" link.

Secretary of State Donetta Davidson created the Blue Ribbon Election Panel to examine current legislation, election rules, and procedures. The Panel will meet weekly and discuss ways that current laws and rules could be changed to improve elections in Colorado. The Panel aims to finalize projects in February in order to provide legislative suggestions for the 2005 Legislative Session.

Public comment will be accepted following the discussion of the first two agenda items. Those wishing to speak must submit their topic or opinion in writing prior to the day of the meeting. Written comment may be submitted to the Panel by email at blueribbonelectionpanel@sos.state.co.us, or via first class mail at Office of the Secretary of State, Attention: Blue Ribbon Election Panel, 1560 Broadway, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80202. Comments may also be submitted via facsimile at (303) 869-4860. Each speaker may speak for five minutes, which may be extended by the Secretary of State depending on the number of individuals who wish to speak. Speakers will be called to speak according to the order on the sign-in sheet.