Email sent to SCC Voting Members on March 17, 2021:

To all patriots who believe in the rule of law I offer the following.

It is true that House Bill 21-1001 allows our party to use remote electronic voting methods to conduct business at our upcoming organizational meeting. But it is NOT true that remote electronic voting methods can be used in electing our party officers.

HOUSE BILL 21-1001

SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-3-103, add (11) as follows:

1-3-103. Party committees - repeal. (11) (a) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, A MEMBER OF A CENTRAL COMMITTEE MAY PARTICIPATE IN A CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING, INCLUDING A MEETING REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION, REMOTELY, INCLUDING CASTING THE MEMBER'S VOTE BY E-MAIL, MAIL, TELEPHONE, OR THROUGH AN INTERNET-BASED APPLICATION IF ALLOWED BY THE PARTY'S RULES.

Our bylaws (Rules) Article VIII, Section A carves out and prohibits the election of officers using technology.

ARTICLE VIII: VOTING AND PROXIES

Section A. Methods of Voting.

Voting, with the exception of the election of officers, shall be by voice, standing, hand vote, or by technology at the discretion of the Chairman unless a roll call is requested by forty-five or more voting members. In this case, roll shall be taken within the county delegations and the totals announced by the county chairman or his designee.

Our bylaws (Rules) Article VI, Section B, 1 specifically requires the election of officers be by secret ballot.

ARTICLE VI: NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS

Section A. Nominations.

1. Candidates for Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary shall be nominated from the floor at the organizational meeting.

2. Nominations for any office shall be made only by members of the CRC in person or by a person acting as a proxy on behalf of a voting member.

Section B. Elections.

1. Officers shall be elected by majority vote using a secret ballot unless there is only one nominee for the office. In that case election shall be by voice vote.

Blacks Law Dictionary
The leading legal dictionary in the U.S. is Black's Law Dictionary.

What is SECRET BALLOT?
A way of voting where no one is influenced by seeing another person’s vote. Enclosed voting booths are used or each voter is away from the other so they can’t see what is being voted for.

Wikipedia

The secret ballot, also known as the Australian ballot or Massachusetts ballot, is a voting method in which a voter's choices in an election or a referendum are anonymous. ... Without revealing the votes to anyone, the voter folds the ballot paper in half and places it in a sealed box.

In conclusion, the election of officers can only be made by those SCC members in attendance and only by secret ballot. House Bill 21-1001 allows those SCC members choosing to participate remotely to vote on business matters other than the election of officers.

Leading people to believe that they will be able to vote for the officers remotely is a deceitful attempt to disenfranchise voters in the SCC. I would encourage all SCC members to attend in person and vote.

Ben Nicholas
Bonus Member
Adams County