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Colorado Constitution, Article IV

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Article IV, Executive

23 sections · 0 paragraphs in this article.

All articles368 Art. I0 Art. II35 Art. III0 Art. IV23 Art. V63 Art. VI26 Art. VII13 Art. VIII5 Art. IX17 Art. X22 Art. XI11 Art. XII15 Art. XIII3 Art. XIV18 Art. XV15 Art. XVI8 Art. XVII5 Art. XVIII18 Art. XIX2 Art. XX13 Art. XXI4 Art. XXII1 Art. XXIII1 Art. XXIV9 Art. XXV0 Art. XXVI5 Art. XXVII10 Art. XXVIII17 Art. XXIX9

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Colo. Const. art. IV, § 1 Officers Term of Office
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(1) The executive department shall include the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, and attorney general, each of whom shall hold his office for the term of four years, commencing on the second Tuesday of January in the year 1967, and each fourth ye…
Colo. Const. art. IV, § 2 Governor Supreme Executive
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The supreme executive power of the state shall be vested in the governor, who shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed.
Colo. Const. art. IV, § 3 State Officers Election Returns.
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The officers named in section one of this article shall be chosen on the day of the general election, by the registered electors of the state. The governor and the lieutenant governor shall be chosen jointly by the casting by each voter of a single vote applicable to both offices…
Colo. Const. art. IV, § 4 Qualifications of State Officers
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No person shall be eligible to the office of governor or lieutenant governor unless he shall have attained the age of thirty years, nor to the office of secretary of state or state treasurer unless he shall have attained the age of twenty five years, nor to the office of attorne…

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Colo. Const. art. IV, § 5 Governor Commander in Chief of Militia

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The governor shall be commander in chief of the military forces of the state, except when they shall be called into actual service of the United States. He shall have power to call out the militia to execute the laws, suppress insurrection or repel invasion.

Colo. Const. art. IV, § 6 Appointment of Officers Vacancy

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(1) The governor shall nominate, and, by and with the consent of the senate, appoint all officers whose offices are established by this constitution, or which may be created by law, and whose appointment or election is not otherwise provided for, and may remove any such officer f…

Colo. Const. art. IV, § 7 Governor May Grant Reprieves and Pardons

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The governor shall have power to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons after conviction, for all offenses except treason, and except in case of impeachment, subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by law relative to the manner of applying for pardons, but he shall in…

Colo. Const. art. IV, § 8 Governor May Require Information from Officers Message

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The governor may require information in writing from the officers of the executive department upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices, which information shall be given upon oath whenever so required; he may also require information in writing at any ti…

Colo. Const. art. IV, § 9 Governor May Convene Legislature or Senate

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The governor may, on extraordinary occasions convene the general assembly, by proclamation, stating therein the purpose for which it is to assemble; but at such special session no business shall be transacted other than that specially named in the proclamation. He may by proclama…

Colo. Const. art. IV, § 10 Governor May Adjourn Legislature

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The governor, in case of a disagreement between the two houses as to the time of adjournment, may upon the same being certified to him by the house last moving adjournment, adjourn the general assembly to a day not later than the first day of the next regular session.

Colo. Const. art. IV, § 11 Bills Presented to Governor Veto Return

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Every bill passed by the general assembly shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the governor. If he approve, he shall sign it, and thereupon it shall become a law; but if he do not approve, he shall return it, with his objections, to the house in which it originated, wh…

Colo. Const. art. IV, § 12 Governor May Veto Items in Appropriation Bills Reconsideration

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The governor shall have power to disapprove of any item or items of any bill making appropriations of money, embracing distinct items, and the part or parts of the bill approved shall be law, and the item or items disapproved shall be void, unless enacted in manner following: If …

Colo. Const. art. IV, § 13 Succession to the Office of Governor and Lieutenant Governor

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(1) In the case of the death, impeachment, conviction of a felony, or resignation of the governor, the office of governor shall be vacant and the lieutenant governor shall take the oath of office and shall become governor. (2) Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the lieu…

Colo. Const. art. IV, § 14 Lieutenant Governor President of Senate

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[Repealed.]

Colo. Const. art. IV, § 15 No Lieutenant Governor Who to Act as Governor.

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[Repealed.]

Colo. Const. art. IV, § 16 Account and Report of Moneys

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An account shall be kept by the officers of the executive department and of all public institutions of the state, of all moneys received by them severally from all sources, and for every service performed, and of all moneys disbursed by them severally, and a semiannual report th…

Colo. Const. art. IV, § 17 Executive Officers to Make Report

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[Repealed.]

Colo. Const. art. IV, § 18 State Seal

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There shall be a seal of the state, which shall be kept by the secretary of state, shall be called the "Great Seal of the State of Colorado," and shall be in the form prescribed by the general assembly.

Colo. Const. art. IV, § 19 Salaries of Officers Fees Paid into Treasury

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The officers named in section one of this article shall receive for their services a salary to be established by law, which shall not be increased or diminished during their official terms. It shall be the duty of all such officers to collect in advance all fees prescribed by law…

Colo. Const. art. IV, § 20 State Librarian

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[Repealed.]

Colo. Const. art. IV, § 21 Elected Auditor of State Powers and Duties

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[Repealed.]

Colo. Const. art. IV, § 22 Principal Departments

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[Repealed.]

Colo. Const. art. IV, § 23 Commissioner of Insurance

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The governor shall nominate and, by and with the consent of the senate, appoint the commissioner of insurance to serve at his pleasure, and the state personnel system shall not extend to the commissioner of insurance.