Pilot Election Review Committee seeks public input

DENVER, March 6, 2015 - During his remarks at the 2015 winter conference of the Colorado County Clerks Association, Secretary of State Wayne Williams announced his intent to implement a uniform voting system in Colorado before the 2016 primary election.

Secretary Williams recently formed the Pilot Election Review Committee (PERC) to accomplish this task. The PERC will evaluate the performance of various voting systems and make a recommendation to the Secretary of State on the selection of a statewide platform. The committee is seeking public input regarding the criteria that should be used to evaluate competing systems.

"I want all interested stakeholders and members of the public to have an opportunity to weigh in on this process," remarked Secretary of State Wayne Williams. "Public input is critical to ensuring that we achieve the best result for Colorado as we move to the next generation of voting systems."

Five voting system providers are under consideration to provide Colorado’s uniform voting system. They include Clear Ballot Group, Inc., Dominion Voting Systems, Inc., Election Systems & Software, LLC, Everyone Counts, Inc., and Hart InterCivic, Inc. The five systems will be piloted in elections this year.

Members of the public may submit ideas regarding Colorado’s selection of a uniform voting system to dwight.shellman@sos.state.co.us by 5:00 PM on Thursday, March 12, 2015. All submissions will be posted on the Pilot Election Committee’s page of the Secretary of State’s website. More information about the uniform voting system initiative and the proposals of the various providers are available on the Voting Systems page of the Secretary of State’s website.