Denver Post:

DENVER—A new commission charged with reviewing how Colorado runs elections will look at whether the state should rely more on paper ballots than electronic voting machines, and whether the state should move toward all-mail elections.

The Election Reform Commission, which met for the first time Wednesday, will also consider stronger postelection audits to double-check the accuracy of vote counts and how voters are canceled from the new statewide database, the subject of a lawsuit the week before Election Day.

The 11-member group is composed of county clerks, election lawyers, a computer security expert and Senate Majority Leader Ken Gordon, the group's chairman. Five are Republicans, five are Democrats and one is unaffiliated. It is expected to make recommendations by March so lawmakers can make changes in time for the 2010 election.