DANIELSON v. DENNIS

No. 06SA174.

139 P.3d 688 (2006)

Pastor Michael DANIELSON, Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition, and Colorado-Cure, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Gigi DENNIS, in her official capacity as Secretary of State for the State of Colorado, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

July 31, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Haddon, Morgan, Mueller, Jordan, Mackey & Foreman, P.C., Norman R. Mueller, Ty Gee, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado, Mark Silverstein, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

John W. Suthers, Attorney General, Daniel D. Domenico, Solicitor General, Maurice G. Knaizer, First Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Defendant-Appellee.

John W. Suthers, Attorney General, Paul Sanzo, First Assistant Attorney General, Civil Litigation and Employment Law Section, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Governor Bill Owens, the Colorado State Board of Parole, and the Colorado Department of Corrections.


Justice HOBBS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

Pursuant to section 1-1-113(3), C.R.S. (2005), we accepted jurisdiction in this appeal to determine whether section 1-2-103(4), C.R.S. (2005), unconstitutionally conflicts with article VII, section 10 of the Colorado Constitution. Section 1-2-103(4) prohibits Colorado parolees from registering to vote and voting. Article VII, section 10 provides that persons who were qualified...

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