Stephen Hamilton
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.”
Read the full email
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.
Stephen Hamilton, the American Constitution Party candidate for governor of Colorado, sent this statement by email in reply to Dispute Index's questions on Flock-style license-plate cameras, from the address we used to reach his campaign. We found no campaign website, so the link goes to his Ballotpedia profile; the statement itself is not published there. The text is reproduced as sent.
Why we used this label
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.