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Colorado House passes 'Freedom from Intimidation in Elections Act,' creates civil remedy for election-related intimidation
Summary
The House approved HB 12‑25, the Freedom from Intimidation in Elections Act, creating a civil cause of action for voters and election workers who experience intimidation related to voting or election administration and establishing a rebuttable presumption of intimidation when a visible firearm (including imitation or toy firearms) is present.
The Colorado House on March 28 passed HB 12‑25, the Freedom from Intimidation in Elections Act, creating a civil cause of action for voters, election workers and certain officials who are intimidated, threatened or coerced while voting, attempting to vote, aiding or administering elections. Representative Alex Woodrow, the bill sponsor, asked colleagues to approve the measure to give victims a civil remedy in addition to existing criminal law.
The bill, as passed, makes a person who “carries a visible firearm, imitation firearm, or toy firearm while interacting with or observing” certain election‑related activities presumed, unless rebutted by a preponderance of evidence, to have engaged in intimidation prohibited by the act. The presumption does not…
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