C.R.S. Section 30-10-306
Commissioners’ districts

  • vacancies
  • definitions

(1)

Each county must be divided into three compact districts by the board of county commissioners. Each district must be as nearly equal in population as possible based on the redistricting population data prepared by staff of the legislative council and office of legislative legal services, or any successor offices, in accordance with section 2-2-902. In no event shall there be more than five percent deviation between the most populous and the least populous district in each county, at the time such district boundaries are adopted. Each district must be numbered consecutively and must not be subject to alteration more often than once every two years. One county commissioner must be elected from each of such districts by the voters of the whole county. If any county commissioner, during his or her term of office, moves from the district in which he or she resided when elected, his or her office thereupon becomes vacant. All proceedings by the board of county commissioners in formation of such districts not inconsistent with this section are confirmed and validated.

(2)

Each county having a population of seventy thousand or more that has chosen to increase the members of the board of county commissioners from three to five must be divided into three or five districts by the board of county commissioners according to the method of election described in section 30-10-306.5 (5) or (6) or section 30-10-306.7. When applicable, the board of county commissioners shall divide the county into districts in accordance with the final redistricting plan approved in accordance with section 30-10-306.4. The districts must be as nearly equal in population as possible based on the redistricting population data prepared by staff of the legislative council and office of legislative legal services, or any successor offices, in accordance with section 2-2-902. In no event shall there be more than five percent deviation between the most populous and the least populous district in each county, at the time such district boundaries are adopted. Each district must be numbered consecutively and is not subject to alteration more often than once every two years; except that, notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, the board may alter the districts to conform to precinct boundaries that are changed in accordance with section 1-5-103 (1), based on the division of the state into congressional districts or an approved plan for redistricting of the members of the general assembly when necessary to ensure that no precinct is located in more than one district. County commissioners are elected at large or from districts according to the method of election described in section 30-10-306.5 (5) or (6) or section 30-10-306.7. If any county commissioner required to be resident in a district moves during his or her term of office from the district in which he or she resided when elected, his or her office thereupon becomes vacant. All proceedings by the board of county commissioners in formation of such districts not inconsistent with this section are confirmed and validated.

(3)

When a board of county commissioners determines to change the boundaries of commissioner districts or when new districts are created, such changes or additions must be made only in odd-numbered years and, if made, must be completed by July 1 of such year, except in cases of changes resulting from either changes in county boundaries or from a final redistricting plan in accordance with section 30-10-306.4.

(4)

Notwithstanding subsections (1) to (3) of this section, after each federal census of the United States, each commissioner district must be established, revised, or altered to assure that such districts are as nearly equal in population as possible based on the redistricting population data prepared by staff of the legislative council and office of legislative legal services, or any successor offices, in accordance with section 2-2-902. In no event shall there be more than five percent deviation between the most populous and the least populous district in each county, at the time such district boundaries are adopted. The establishment, revision, or alteration of districts required by this subsection (4) must be completed by September 30 of the second odd-numbered year following such census. If a district is revised or altered in accordance with this subsection (4) in a manner that excludes the residence of a county commissioner elected to represent the district, the county commissioner remains eligible and may continue to hold the office of county commissioner until his or her term of office expires.

(5)

No less than thirty days before adopting any resolution to change the boundaries of commissioner districts, or create new commissioner districts, unless the board of county commissioners is making such changes in accordance with a final redistricting plan in accordance with section 30-10-306.4, the board of county commissioners shall hold a public hearing on the proposed district boundaries.

(6)

As used in this section and sections 30-10-306.1 to 30-10-306.4, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)

“Advisory committee” means a group of persons who are not nonpartisan staff of the county who are assigned to assist the commission by the board of county commissioners. The board of county commissioners may delegate any functions but the final adoption of a plan to the advisory committee. The advisory committee must be composed of an equal number of members who are affiliated with the state’s largest political party, affiliated with the state’s second largest political party, and not affiliated with any political party. For purposes of this subsection (6)(a), the state’s two largest political parties shall be determined by the number of registered electors affiliated with each political party in the state according to voter registration data published by the secretary of state for the earliest day in January of the redistricting year for which such data is published.

(b)

“Commission” means a county commissioner district redistricting commission, whether the commission is an independent county commissioner district redistricting commission or not. A county commissioner district redistricting commission can be made up solely of the members of a county’s board of county commissioners.

(c)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(I)

“Community of interest” means any group in a county that shares one or more substantial interests that may be the subject of action by the board of county commissioners, is composed of a reasonably proximate population, and should be considered for inclusion within a single district for purposes of ensuring its fair and effective representation.

(II)

Such interests include but are not limited to matters reflecting:

(A)

Shared public policy concerns of urban, rural, agricultural, industrial, or trade areas; and

(B)

Shared public policy concerns such as education, employment, environment, public health, transportation, water needs and supplies, and issues of demonstrable regional significance.

(III)

Groups that may comprise a community of interest include racial, ethnic, and language minority groups, subject to compliance with sections 30-10-306.3 (1)(b) and (4)(b), which subsections protect against the denial or abridgement of the right to vote due to a person’s race or language minority group.

(IV)

“Community of interest” does not include relationships with political parties, incumbents, or political candidates.

(d)

“Independent commission” means an independent county commissioner district redistricting commission created in accordance with section 30-10-306.1 (2).

(e)

“Plan” means a depiction of the boundaries of county commissioner districts.

(f)

“Population” means the total population data referenced in section 2-2-901 and prepared by the staff of the legislative council and office of legislative legal services, or any successor offices, in accordance with section 2-2-902 (4).

(g)

“Race” or “racial” means a category of race or ethnic origin documented in the federal decennial census.

(h)

“Redistricting year” means the second odd-numbered year following the year in which the federal decennial census is taken or the year following a county electing to have any number of its county commissioners not elected by the voters of the whole county.

(i)

“Staff” means the nonpartisan staff of the county who are assigned to assist the commission by the board of county commissioners.

Source: Section 30-10-306 — Commissioners’ districts - vacancies - definitions, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-30.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

30‑10‑101
Offices - inspection of records - failure to comply - penalty
30‑10‑102
All money delivered to treasurer - penalty for failure
30‑10‑103
Copies prima facie evidence
30‑10‑104
Resignations of officers, to whom made
30‑10‑105
When office becomes vacant
30‑10‑106
Substitute officers have same powers and compensation
30‑10‑107
Penalty for refusing to qualify
30‑10‑108
Fines appropriated to school fund of county
30‑10‑109
Office hours
30‑10‑110
Bonds or insurance of officers - oath or affirmation
30‑10‑111
Oath of deputy
30‑10‑112
Officer to act until successor qualifies
30‑10‑113
Contribution limits for county offices - definitions
30‑10‑301
Oath or affirmation of commissioners
30‑10‑302
County seal - open meetings - rules
30‑10‑303
Meetings of board
30‑10‑304
Meetings of board in counties over one hundred thousand
30‑10‑305
Penalty for absence from meetings in counties over one hundred thousand
30‑10‑306
Commissioners’ districts - vacancies - definitions
30‑10‑306.1
Commission created - commission composition and appointment
30‑10‑306.2
Commission organization - procedures - transparency - voting requirements
30‑10‑306.3
Criteria for determination of county commissioner districts - definition
30‑10‑306.4
Deadlines for preparation, amendment, and approval of plans
30‑10‑306.5
Procedure to increase number of county commissioners
30‑10‑306.7
Procedure for electing county commissioners
30‑10‑307
Chairman - temporary chairman
30‑10‑308
Oaths administered and orders signed by chairman
30‑10‑310
Committee of commissioners - report
30‑10‑311
Bonds or insurance of county commissioners
30‑10‑312
Amount of bond or insurance - county commissioners
30‑10‑313
Bond executed or insurance purchased before duties assumed
30‑10‑314
Where bond filed
30‑10‑315
Penalty for acting without bond or insurance
30‑10‑316
Suits on bond or insurance
30‑10‑317
County to recover all damages - execution against body
30‑10‑318
Recovery for all damage - liability
30‑10‑319
Clerk of board - duties
30‑10‑320
Clerk to designate amount - copies of records
30‑10‑321
Orders - dated and numbered - records of issuance
30‑10‑322
Penalty for failure to perform duty
30‑10‑401
County clerk - term - bond - insurance
30‑10‑402
Clerk for board of commissioners
30‑10‑403
Deputy clerk - duties
30‑10‑404
Vacancy in office - how filled
30‑10‑405
Office at county seat - seal - records
30‑10‑405.5
Electronic filings
30‑10‑406
County clerk and recorder - duties - filing requirements
30‑10‑406.5
Redaction of first five digits of social security numbers on public documents
30‑10‑407
Microfilm and optical imaging records - when - standards for optical imaging systems
30‑10‑408
Grantor and grantee indices to be kept by county clerk and recorder
30‑10‑409
Reception book - form - contents - acceptance for recording
30‑10‑410
File of plats or maps - index - names
30‑10‑413
Certified copies prima facie evidence
30‑10‑415
Tax sales excepted
30‑10‑416
Clerk to administer oaths or affirmations - take affidavit or deposition
30‑10‑417
False oaths, perjury
30‑10‑418
Fees of county clerk and recorder for administering oaths
30‑10‑420
Maintenance of trade name registration
30‑10‑421
Filing surcharge - definitions
30‑10‑501
Sheriff - election - bond - insurance
30‑10‑501.5
Qualifications
30‑10‑501.6
Training
30‑10‑501.7
Enforcement
30‑10‑502
Form of bond
30‑10‑503
Sheriff assumes duties - when
30‑10‑504
Undersheriff - duties - vacancy
30‑10‑505
Vacancy in office - powers of undersheriff
30‑10‑506
Deputies
30‑10‑509
Liability of sheriff for neglect
30‑10‑511
Sheriff custodian of jail
30‑10‑512
Sheriff to act as fire warden
30‑10‑513
Duties of sheriff - coordination of fire suppression efforts for forest, prairie, or wildland fire - expenses
30‑10‑513.5
Authority of sheriff relating to fires within unincorporated areas of county - liability for expenses
30‑10‑514
Sheriff to transport prisoners
30‑10‑515
Sheriff to execute writs - attend court
30‑10‑516
Sheriffs to preserve peace - command aid
30‑10‑517
Outgoing sheriff may proceed with writs
30‑10‑518
Coroner when acting as sheriff
30‑10‑519
Service on sheriff, made how
30‑10‑520
Sheriff not to act as attorney
30‑10‑521
Illegal fees - penalty
30‑10‑522
Actions against sheriff - sureties liable - when
30‑10‑523
Sheriff - permits for concealed handguns
30‑10‑524
Sheriff to provide identification cards to retired peace officers upon request - definitions
30‑10‑525
Disclosure of knowing misrepresentation by a peace officer required - disclosure waivers - reports - definitions
30‑10‑526
Sheriff office hiring - required use of waiver - definitions
30‑10‑527
Behavioral health professionals - grant applications encouraged - definition - repeal
30‑10‑528
Incarcerated parents - family services coordinator
30‑10‑601
Coroner - election - bond - insurance - authority
30‑10‑601.5
Qualifications - fingerprints
30‑10‑601.6
Coroners standards and training board
30‑10‑601.7
Duties of the Colorado coroners standards and training board
30‑10‑601.8
Training - fees - coroner training fund
30‑10‑601.9
Enforcement
30‑10‑602
Coroner and deputy coroner - duties - oath or affirmation - bond - insurance
30‑10‑603
Deputy coroner - appointment
30‑10‑604
Coroner shall act as sheriff, when
30‑10‑605
When sheriff a party or disqualified
30‑10‑606
Coroner - inquiry - grounds - postmortem - jury - certificate of death
30‑10‑606.5
When autopsy performed - jurisdiction - qualifications to perform - definition
30‑10‑608
Coroner may issue subpoenas
30‑10‑610
Oath of witnesses
30‑10‑611
Testimony written and subscribed - fees
30‑10‑612
Verdict of jury - form
30‑10‑613
When verdict kept secret
30‑10‑614
Coroner may order arrest - warrant
30‑10‑615
Warrant - effect
30‑10‑616
Contents of warrant
30‑10‑617
Coroner to make return to district court
30‑10‑618
Burial expenses - when paid by county
30‑10‑619
Conflicts of interest of county coroners
30‑10‑622
Unidentified human remains - DNA samples
30‑10‑623
Department of corrections - reimbursement for expenses of coroner
30‑10‑624
Required toxicology screening for a suicide, overdose death, or accidental death - annual report - working group
30‑10‑701
Election - term - bond - insurance
30‑10‑702
Term of office
30‑10‑703
Form of bond
30‑10‑704
Chief deputy treasurer - duties
30‑10‑705
Vacancy in office - how filled
30‑10‑706
Officers who cannot be treasurer
30‑10‑707
Treasurer to receive and pay moneys
30‑10‑708
Deposit of funds in banks and savings and loan associations
30‑10‑709
Treasurer to keep accounts - settlement of accounts - resolution of findings - report to board of county commissioners - contempt
30‑10‑710
Apportionment and separation of funds
30‑10‑711
Payment of warrants - call published
30‑10‑712
Funds payable in order of presentment
30‑10‑713
Delivery of books to successor - penalty
30‑10‑714
Treasurer collector of taxes
30‑10‑715
Treasurer to issue receipt for money collected
30‑10‑716
Treasurer to assess property, when
30‑10‑718
Registry of orders - open to inspection
30‑10‑726
Failure of treasurer to perform duties - penalty
30‑10‑801
Assessor - election - bond - insurance - term - oath or affirmation
30‑10‑802
Assessment district - deputy in each - oath or affirmation - bond
30‑10‑803
Office and supplies - expenses
30‑10‑901
Surveyor - election - bond - insurance
30‑10‑902
Deputies - certificates admitted as evidence
30‑10‑903
Duties and powers of the county surveyor
30‑10‑904
Vacancy - how filled
30‑10‑905
Remuneration - expenses
30‑10‑906
Disputed boundaries - notice - establishment of legal corner monument
30‑10‑907
County surveyor to administer oaths
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 30-10-306’s source at colorado​.gov