Stephen Hamilton is an American Constitution Party politician in Colorado and a candidate for governor.
Case
Networked automated license-plate cameras can assemble searchable records of vehicle movements. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to ban the systems, keep them with limits, or defend them as investigative tools. This tracker separates outright bans from narrower restrictions.
Role at the time: American Constitution Party candidate for governor of Colorado, in an emailed statement
Statement summary
In an email to Dispute Index on October 5, 2026, Stephen Hamilton, the American Constitution Party candidate for governor of Colorado, said he opposes Flock cameras because privacy should apply to everyone, including the people who build and operate surveillance technology. He asked why ordinary Coloradans should be treated differently, said government "should not be building a searchable record of where innocent people travel", and urged law enforcement to investigate crimes and pursue criminals "without turning every citizen into a surveillance target".
“I oppose Flock cameras because privacy should apply to everyone—including the people who build and operate surveillance technology. If the people behind these systems believe their own photographs, personal information, or movements deserve protection, then why should ordinary Coloradans be treated differently? Government should not be building a searchable record of where innocent people travel. Tell law enforcement to do the job they were hired to do—investigate crimes, pursue criminals, and protect the public without turning every citizen into a surveillance target.”
I oppose Flock cameras because privacy should apply to everyone—including the people who build and operate surveillance technology. If the people behind these systems believe their own photographs, personal information, or movements deserve protection, then why should ordinary Coloradans be treated differently? Government should not be building a searchable record of where innocent people travel. Tell law enforcement to do the job they were hired to do—investigate crimes, pursue criminals, and protect the public without turning every citizen into a surveillance target.
The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. Hamilton says he opposes Flock cameras and that government should not be building a searchable record of where innocent people travel, which rejects the systems outright, so we labeled it Condemned with the Ban or remove step. He names no law, contract or other mechanism.
Statement dates: October 5, 2026
Statement dates: October 5, 2026
Statement dates: October 5, 2026
Statement dates: October 5, 2026
