republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2020a/hb-20-1313.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Administration Of Late Ballots"
description: "In connection with the existing requirement that the county clerk and recorder (clerk) must ensure that any eligible applicant is registered to vote in an election in specified circumstances, the act adds a requirement that the applicant be mailed a ballot. The act specifies the following new procedures governing the administration of ballots mailed to an elector toward the end of the voting period:"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2020A"
identifier: "HB 20-1313"
citation: "Colorado HB 20-1313 (2020A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nancy Todd", "Tom Sullivan"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 17
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-02-21T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-07-10T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8dff14d4-40a5-4a13-b160-96911d663e00"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb20-1313"
source_hash: "9140bb664ae89e27cb7a44b030e8b5b05c5082246b95892cd2a4ec1b5beb22ff"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado HB 20-1313 (2020A) — Administration Of Late Ballots

In connection with the existing requirement that the county clerk and recorder (clerk) must ensure that any eligible applicant is registered to vote in an election in specified circumstances, the act adds a requirement that the applicant be mailed a ballot. The act specifies the following new procedures governing the administration of ballots mailed to an elector toward the end of the voting period:

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2020a_hb1313_s_sa_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (06/10/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_1313_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (07/02/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_1313_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (02/21/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_1313_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (03/11/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_1313sa_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (05/28/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_1313ssta_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (05/27/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_1313_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (06/03/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_1313_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (06/02/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_1313_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (07/10/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2020a_1313_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- CONCUR — **48–15** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **21–13** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **37–24** (pass) · lower
- REPASS — **40–23** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Nancy Todd — primary (person)
- Tom Sullivan — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-07-10T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-02T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-02T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2020-07-02T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2020-06-10T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2020-06-10T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2020-06-04T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2020-06-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-06-02T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2020-05-28T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2020-05-27T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2020-05-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-05-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2020-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/30/2020 - No Amendments
- **2020-03-13T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2020-03-10T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-21T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8dff14d4-40a5-4a13-b160-96911d663e00`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).