Colorado Statutes § 1-4-1009 Vacancies in school district director nomination
Statute Text
(1)
A vacancy in nomination for a school district director candidate caused by the declination, death, disqualification, or withdrawal of any person nominated by petition occurring after the filing of the petition for nomination may be filled by the person or persons designated or appointed on the petition within five days of the person or persons learning of the vacancy.
(2)
(a)
When a vacancy is filled in accordance with this section before the ballots are printed, the coordinated election official shall cause the name of the replacement candidate to be printed on the ballot.
(b)
When a vacancy is filled in accordance with this section after the ballots are printed:
(I)
The coordinated election official shall:
(A)
Prominently post, on the coordinated election official's official website and in each voter service and polling center, a notice regarding the vacancy and the name of the replacement candidate; and
(B)
Either cause to be printed and placed on the sample ballot delivered to the election judges and posted in accordance with section
1-5-413
a sticker of a different color than the sample ballot indicating the name of the replacement candidate or reprint the sample ballot with the name of the replacement candidate in a different color; and
(II)
Votes cast for the candidate who vacated the nomination must be counted as votes for the replacement candidate.
History
Added by 2017 Ch. 234 , § 5 , eff. 8/9/2017 .
L. 2017: Entire part amended with relocated provisions, (SB 17-209), ch. 234, p. 960, § 5, effective August 9.
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