A meeting facilitator for the League of Women Voters of Colorado task force described the group’s participation in Team Transparency, a coalition working to put stronger transparency protections before Colorado voters. The facilitator said the coalition plans to draft ballot language addressing open meetings law, open records and criminal justice records and that the League was asked to lead the working group focused on open meetings law.

The facilitator told members that the Colorado General Assembly last year adopted a change she cited as “senate bill 24 1 5 7,” which the facilitator described as narrowing when the legislature must follow open meetings law by requiring a “contemporaneous quorum.” “Notice will only be required… if a quorum is contemporaneous,” she said, and added that the change could enable serial or “daisy‑chain” communications among legislators that would not trigger public‑meeting requirements.

She also discussed how the change affects records: the facilitator said written communications by legislators would generally be covered by the Open Records Act and thus would require a CORA request to obtain. She cautioned that gathering records may be difficult if the public cannot identify when lawmakers were conducting business.

Task force members endorsed inviting an expert from the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition or a similar organization to speak about open meetings and records at a future task force meeting. “I would ask [Jeff Roberts], but I think he’s busy,” the facilitator said; she agreed to contact him and, if necessary, ask for a recommended speaker.

Members discussed next steps to support the coalition’s drafting process and public education: recruiting volunteers to the open‑meetings working group, preparing materials for public meetings, and monitoring Title Board timelines. Members noted that a citizen initiative route was likely and that a ballot measure drafted for 2026 would require petition circulation and Title Board review. One member asked whether the proposal would be a referred measure; the facilitator said the group expects a citizens’ initiative for the 2026 ballot if legislators do not refer a measure.

No formal vote was taken at the meeting. The facilitator said she will contact Freedom of Information Coalition representatives about speaking at the task force’s next meeting and collect names of volunteers who want to serve on the working group.