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Colorado Statutes § 1-12-107 Designated election officials

⤴ Up to Article 12: Recall and Vacancies in Office

Statute Text

(1) For state recall elections, the petition shall be filed with the secretary of state who shall review and approve as to form the petition for recall as provided in section 1-12-108 (4) , certify the sufficiency of the petition, and notify the governor, who shall set the date for the election. The election must be conducted by the appropriate county clerk and recorders in the manner provided in this title 1 for state elections.
(2) For county recall elections, the county clerk and recorder shall review and approve as to form the petition as provided in section 1-12-108 (4) . The petition shall be filed with the county clerk and recorder who shall certify the sufficiency of the petition and call and conduct the election.
(3) For school board recall elections, the county clerk and recorder shall review and approve as to form the petition as provided in section 1-12-108 (4) . The petition shall be filed with the county clerk and recorder of the county in which the school district's administrative offices are located. The clerk and recorder of the county shall certify the sufficiency of the petition and call and conduct the election.
(4) Repealed.
(5) No designated election official may, by rule, regulation, order, or any other official act, suspend or avoid the requirement that recall elections be held as mail ballot elections.

History

Amended by 2021 Ch. 282 , § 55 , eff. 6/21/2021 .

Amended by 2014 Ch. 170 , § 3 , eff. 5/9/2014 .

L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 795, § 15, effective 1/1/1993 . L. 2012: Entire section amended, (HB 12-1293), ch. 1039, p. 1039, § 5, effective May 29. L. 2014: (5) added, (SB 14-158), ch. 618, p. 618, § 3, effective May 9.

Editor's Note

Section 85 of chapter 282 (SB 21-250), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to elections conducted on or after June 21, 2021.

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