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
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 30-10-306’s source at colorado​.gov