On Monday, May 11, Colorado’s election integrity became the focal point of a contentious Help America Vote Act (HAVA) hearing conducted via Teams by Deputy Secretary of State Andrew Kline.
The proceedings centered on allegations of widespread post-certification alterations to the state’s voter participation records, with data analysts suggesting that more than 487,000 changes were made to the official logs after the elections were finalized.
The hearing was secured by Mike Cahoon, a volunteer and state chapter director for Unite4Freedom (U4F), alongside Peter Bernegger of Election Watch. This marks the second such hearing organized by the group in two weeks, following a similar session in Missouri.
While the state’s Deputy Secretary presided over the meeting, Colorado Secretary of State Jenna Griswold did not attend. Notably, the State of Colorado chose not to present witnesses or testify during the nearly two-hour session.
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Central to the testimony was the “Colorado Vote Tampering Report,” a sequential analysis of voter rolls and history files across the 2020, 2022, and 2024 election cycles. According to the data presented, the cumulative 487,887 modifications represent roughly 5.36 percent of the 9.1 million ballots counted in those three elections.
“The EAC F1a totals for the three elections are 3,320,607 + 2,539,897 + 3,240,754—just over 9.1 million counted ballots,” Cahoon testified. “487,887 post-certification modifications is 5.36 percent of the official record—it is not statistical noise, and it is not a small number of clerical fixes.”
Cahoon warned that the data indicates one of two scenarios: “Either authorized personnel are executing mass modifications without adequate controls, or there is unauthorized access.”
The legal arguments focused on HAVA’s strict requirements for states to maintain auditable, permanent records of voter participation to ensure reconciliation. Harry Haury, a government subject matter expert and U4F Chairman, argued that the disappearance or alteration of records after an election violates federal law.
“The records that are used to issue ballots have to be maintained as part of the record of the election,” Haury stated. “When they disappear after the fact, it is clearly a violation of the requirement to maintain that record.” When asked about the technical security of these databases, Haury was blunt: “Not at all, not by any standard of security that would normally be required for such lists.”
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Peter Bernegger raised further concerns regarding federal funding. He argued that Colorado continues to spend HAVA funds based on an outdated 2008 State Plan that no longer matches current operations.
The complainants are seeking significant relief, including a freeze on HAVA funds, an independent audit, and a referral to the U.S. Attorney General. They also requested an immediate halt to all post-certification edits and a formal investigation into who authorized the modifications.
The State of Colorado is now tasked with investigating the findings. Under HAVA guidelines, a final determination regarding these complaints must be issued by May 21, 2026.
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