C.R.S. Section 1-12-100.5
Definitions

As used in this part 1, and for purposes of article XXI of the state constitution, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)

“Approved as to form” means that the appropriate designated election official has reviewed the blank form of a petition and has approved the form as meeting the standards set forth in this article.

(2)

“Circulated” means presented to an elector for the collection of a signature and other information required by this article.

(2.5)

“Circulator” means a person who presents to other persons for possible signature a petition for recall as described in this article.

(3)

“Committee” means the committee of signers described in section 1-12-108 (2).

(3.5)

“Date for holding the election” means the first day on which recall mail ballots are to be made available to eligible electors at the county clerk and recorder’s office or other suitable location pursuant to the election plan approved under section 1-12-114 (1)(a).

(4)

“Elected officer” means any person elected to public office or appointed to fill a vacancy in an elected position of public office.

(5)

“Designated election official” means the secretary of state or a county clerk and recorder.

(6)

“Fails to qualify” means not satisfying the constitutional or statutory qualifications for office, whether by reason of age, citizenship, residency, or sufficient number of valid nomination petition signatures required by section 1-12-117 (3).

(7)

“Fully adjudicated” means to have been decided by a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction and from which there can be no appeal.

(7.5)

“General election” means an election held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November in an even-numbered year or an election held on the first Tuesday of November in an odd-numbered year.

(8)

“Recall petition entity” means a person, as defined in section 2-4-401, C.R.S., that provides compensation to a circulator to circulate a recall petition.

Source: Section 1-12-100.5 — Definitions, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-01.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

1‑12‑100.5
Definitions 1‑12‑101
Elected officers subject to recall 1‑12‑102
Limitations 1‑12‑103
Petition for recall - statement of grounds 1‑12‑104
Signatures required for state and county officers 1‑12‑105
Signatures required for school district officers 1‑12‑107
Designated election officials 1‑12‑108
Petition requirements - approval as to form - determination of sufficiency - protest - offenses 1‑12‑109
Resignation 1‑12‑110
Call for election - cancellation of recall election 1‑12‑111
Setting date of recall election 1‑12‑111.7
Recall election notice - publication 1‑12‑112
Ballots - statement included 1‑12‑113
Conduct and timing of recall election 1‑12‑114
Mail ballots - plan required - voter service and polling centers - number required - definition 1‑12‑115
Write-in candidates 1‑12‑116
Sufficiency of the recall 1‑12‑117
Nomination of successor - ballot certification 1‑12‑118
Election of successor 1‑12‑118.5
Postelection protest of successor candidate qualification - procedure 1‑12‑119
Canvass of votes - notification of results 1‑12‑120
Cost of recall election 1‑12‑120.5
Reimbursement for recall election expenses 1‑12‑121
Special provisions 1‑12‑122
Recalls subject to “Fair Campaign Practices Act” 1‑12‑123
Conflicts with constitutional requirements for recall of state officers or other elections laws 1‑12‑201
Vacancies in office of United States senator 1‑12‑202
Vacancies in office of representative in congress 1‑12‑203
Vacancies in general assembly 1‑12‑204
Vacancies in state and district offices 1‑12‑205
Vacancies in county offices 1‑12‑206
Vacancies in the office of county commissioner 1‑12‑207
Vacancies on nonpartisan boards 1‑12‑208
Unexpired terms less than ninety days 1‑12‑209
Terms of persons filling vacancies 1‑12‑210
Certification of appointment
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 1-12-100.5’s source at colorado​.gov