C.R.S. Section 1-11-214
Trial and appeals in contests for county and nonpartisan elections

(1)

Immediately after the issue is joined, the district judge shall set the date for trial, which shall be not more than twenty days nor less than ten days after the issue was joined. The trial shall take precedence over all other business of the court. Any depositions to be used in the trial may be taken upon four days’ notice before any officer authorized to take depositions. The testimony at trial may be made orally or by depositions. The district judge shall cause the testimony to be taken in full and filed in the cause. The trial shall be conducted according to district court rules and practice.

(2)

An appeal from the judgment may be taken to the supreme court, in the same manner as other cases tried in the district court. The appeal shall be filed, the bill of exceptions settled, the bond for costs executed and filed, and the record transmitted to the clerk of the supreme court within twenty days from the date the judgment is entered. The supreme court shall advance the case to the head of the calendar and shall hear and determine the matter with all reasonable dispatch.

Source: Section 1-11-214 — Trial and appeals in contests for county and nonpartisan elections, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-01.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

1‑11‑101
Tie votes at partisan elections 1‑11‑102
Tie votes in nonpartisan elections 1‑11‑102.5
Ballot issue and ballot question - majority required 1‑11‑103
Certificates of election for nonpartisan, ballot issue, or ballot question elections 1‑11‑104
Certificates of election for county and precinct officers 1‑11‑105
Certificates of election for national, state, and district officers 1‑11‑106
Delivery of certified list of results 1‑11‑107
Lists of presidential electors 1‑11‑201
Causes of contest 1‑11‑202
Who may contest election 1‑11‑203
Contests arising out of primary elections 1‑11‑203.5
Contests concerning ballot order or ballot title - ballot issue or ballot question elections 1‑11‑204
Contests for presidential elector 1‑11‑205
Contests for state officers 1‑11‑206
Evidence in contests for state officers 1‑11‑207
Rules for conducting contests for state officers 1‑11‑208
Contests for state senator or representative 1‑11‑208.5
Certification of questions to administrative law judge 1‑11‑209
Depositions in contests for state senator or representative 1‑11‑210
Secretary of state to transmit papers in contests for state senator or representative 1‑11‑211
Contests for district attorneys 1‑11‑212
Contests for county and nonpartisan officers - ballot issues and ballot questions 1‑11‑212.5
Contests concerning bond elections 1‑11‑213
Rules for conducting contests in district court 1‑11‑214
Trial and appeals in contests for county and nonpartisan elections 1‑11‑215
Recount in contests for county and nonpartisan elections 1‑11‑216
Judgment in contests for county and nonpartisan elections 1‑11‑216.5
Judgment in election contests - creation of financial obligation 1‑11‑217
Costs of election contest 1‑11‑218
Violations by the governing body 1‑11‑301
Legislative declaration 1‑11‑302
Causes of special legislative election 1‑11‑303
Call for special legislative election 1‑11‑304
Date of election 1‑11‑305
Notice of special legislative election 1‑11‑306
Withdrawal from special legislative election 1‑11‑307
Conduct of special legislative election 1‑11‑310
Survey of returns 1‑11‑311
Special legislative elections subject to “Fair Campaign Practices Act”
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 1-11-214’s source at colorado​.gov