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Title 1, Elections

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-101 Tie votes at partisan elections
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(1) If at any general or congressional vacancy election, after all recounts have been completed, any two or more pairs of joint candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor or if two or more candidates for the offices of secretary of state, state treasurer, or a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-102 Tie votes in nonpartisan elections
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If any two or more candidates tie for the highest number of votes for the same office and if there are not enough offices remaining for all the candidates, the board of canvassers shall determine by lot the person who shall be elected. Reasonable notice shall be given to the cand…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-102.5 Ballot issue and ballot question - majority required
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If any ballot issue or ballot question is approved by less than a majority of the votes cast, the issue or question shall be considered to have failed. Source: L. 95: Entire section added, p. 845, § 71, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-103 Certificates of election for nonpartisan, ballot issue, or ballot question elections

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(1) Except in the case of offices for which a recount is required, immediately after the final abstract of votes cast for each office has been prepared and certified, the designated election official shall notify the candidates of their election to office. After any required bond…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-104 Certificates of election for county officers

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Except in the case of offices for which a recount is required, immediately after the final abstract of votes cast for county officers has been prepared and certified, the county clerk and recorder shall make a certificate of election, or a certificate of nomination in the case of…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-105 Certificates of election for national, state, and district officers

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Immediately after the results of an election have been certified pursuant to section 1-10-105 (1), the secretary of state shall make and transmit a certificate of election, certified under the secretary of state's seal of office, to each of the persons declared to be elected to n…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-106 Delivery of certified list of results

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Upon the organization of the house of representatives, the secretary of state shall deliver to the speaker of the house a certified list of candidates elected to each state office and of each member elected to the general assembly showing the member's district. If the secretary o…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-107 Lists of presidential electors

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The secretary of state shall prepare a certificate of election for each presidential elector who is elected at any general election. The governor shall sign and affix the seal of the state to the certificates. The secretary of state shall deliver six copies of the certificate to …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-201 Causes of contest

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(1) The election of any candidate to any office may be contested on any of the following grounds: (a) That the candidate elected is not eligible to hold the office for which elected; (b) That illegal votes were received or legal votes rejected at the polls in sufficient numbers t…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-202 Who may contest election

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The election of any candidate or the results of an election on any ballot issue or ballot question may be contested by any eligible elector of the political subdivision. Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 786, § 14, effective January 1, 1993. L. 94: Entire section amended, p.…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-203 Contests arising out of primary elections

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(1) All election contests arising out of a primary election, except contests for national or state offices, shall be summarily adjudicated by the district court sitting for the political subdivision within which a contest arises. The court which first acquires jurisdiction of any…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-203.5 Contests concerning ballot order or ballot title - ballot issue or ballot question elections

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(1) Except for petitions for rehearing pursuant to section 1-40-107, all election contests arising out of a ballot issue or ballot question election concerning the order on the ballot or the form or content of any ballot title shall be summarily adjudicated by the district court …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-204 Contests for presidential elector

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The supreme court of this state has original jurisdiction for the adjudication of contests concerning presidential electors and shall prescribe rules for practice and proceedings for such contests. No justice of the court who is a contestor in the election contest shall be permit…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-205 Contests for state officers

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(1) Proceedings to contest the election of any person declared elected governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, member of the state board of education, or regent of the university of Colorado may be commenced by filing with the secreta…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-206 Evidence in contests for state officers

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On the hearing of any election contest for any of the offices named in section 1-11-205, the parties to the contest may introduce written testimony, taken in a manner prescribed by the joint session. No depositions shall be read in the hearing unless the opposite party had reason…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-207 Rules for conducting contests for state officers

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(1) In conducting any election contest for any of the offices named in section 1-11-205, the following rules apply: (a) On the appointed day and hour, the general assembly, with its proper officers, shall convene in joint session. (b) The president of the senate shall preside; bu…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-208 Contests for state senator or representative

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(1) The election of any person as a state senator or a member of the state house of representatives may be contested by any eligible elector of the district to be represented by the senator or representative. Each house of the general assembly shall hear and determine election co…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-208.5 Certification of questions to administrative law judge

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(1) The house of the general assembly in which any contest for senator or representative, as applicable, is to be tried shall certify questions to the office of administrative courts for referral to an administrative law judge. The questions shall relate exclusively to the electi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-209 Depositions in contests for state senator or representative

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(1) Either party, at the time the statement or answer is served, may serve upon the adverse party reasonable notice of taking depositions to be used at trial of the contest for state senator or state representative. Immediately after joining issue of fact, both parties shall proc…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-210 Secretary of state to transmit papers in contests for state senator or representative

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The secretary of state shall deliver the sealed envelope containing depositions, notices, and proofs of service, together with the statement of contestor, answer of contestee, and reply, to the presiding officer of the body in which the contest for senator or representative is to…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-211 Contests for district attorneys

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The district court of the judicial district in which the contest for the office of district attorney arises has jurisdiction for the adjudication of contests for the office of district attorney. No district judge who is a contestor in any election contest shall be permitted to he…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-212 Contests for county and nonpartisan officers - ballot issues and ballot questions

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Contested election cases of county and nonpartisan officers and ballot issues and ballot questions shall be tried and decided by the district court for the county in which the contest arises. If a political subdivision is located in more than one county, the district court of eit…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-212.5 Contests concerning bond elections

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Except as otherwise provided in this part 2, the result of an election on a ballot issue seeking approval to create any debt or other financial obligation may be contested based on the grounds set forth in section 1-11-201 (4) in the manner provided by this part 2 for contesting …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-213 Rules for conducting contests in district court

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(1) The style and form of process, the manner of service of process and papers, the fees of officers, and judgment for costs and execution shall be according to the rules and practice of the district court. (2) Change of venue may be taken from any district court for any cause in…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-214 Trial and appeals in contests for county and nonpartisan elections

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(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…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-215 Recount in contests for county and nonpartisan elections

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If, at trial of any election contest as provided in section 1-11-214 and this section, the statement or counterstatement alleges an error in the abstract of votes cast sufficient to change the result, the district judge has the power to order a recount of the ballots cast or the …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-216 Judgment in contests for county and nonpartisan elections

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The district court shall pronounce judgment on whether the contestee or any other person was legally elected to the contested office or on whether the ballot issue or ballot question was enacted. The court's judgment declaring a person elected entitles that person to take office …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-216.5 Judgment in election contests - creation of financial obligation

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The district court shall pronounce judgment on whether the approval of a ballot issue to create any debt or other financial obligation should be set aside based on the grounds set forth in section 1-11-201 (4). Source: L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 749, § 3, effective August …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-217 Costs of election contest

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(1) A judgment against the contestor pursuant to the provisions of sections 1-11-211 and 1-11-212, concerning election of a candidate or determination of a ballot question, shall provide that the contestor is liable for all fees incurred in the contested election by all contestee…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-218 Violations by the governing body

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(1) If the results of any county or nonpartisan election are disallowed as the result of a proceeding held pursuant to sections 1-11-211 and 1-11-212, the elector who instituted the proceedings may commence a civil action to recover costs and reasonable attorney fees from the gov…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-301 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) Section 10 of article V of the Colorado constitution provides that each house of the general assembly shall judge the election and qualification of its members; (b) Section 11 of article VII of the Colorado constitution…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-302 Causes of special legislative election

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(1) The state senate or the state house of representatives, acting by resolution, may call a special legislative election for a state senate or house of representatives district following any general election pursuant to this part 3 if: (a) The election of any person as a member …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-303 Call for special legislative election

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(1) Within three days after receipt of a resolution calling for a special legislative election pursuant to section 1-11-302, the secretary of state shall make and deliver or transmit to the county clerk and recorder of each county in which the district for the contested state sen…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-304 Date of election

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Within three days after receipt of the secretary of state's notice pursuant to section 1-11-303, the county clerk and recorder or coordinated election official shall set a date for the special legislative election that is not less than forty-five days nor more than sixty days fro…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-305 Notice of special legislative election

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The county clerk and recorder shall give notice of the special legislative election pursuant to section 1-5-205. Source: L. 99: Entire part added, p. 1388, § 4, effective June 4. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (SB 16-142), ch. 173, p. 587, § 64, effective May 18.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-306 Withdrawal from special legislative election

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A candidate on the ballot at the special legislative election may withdraw his or her candidacy at any time after the notice of special legislative election given under section 1-11-305. The special legislative election shall be called and held notwithstanding such withdrawal; ex…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-307 Conduct of special legislative election

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The special legislative election shall be conducted according to the provisions of articles 1 to 13 of this title. Source: L. 99: Entire part added, p. 1388, § 4, effective June 4.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-310 Survey of returns

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(1) The board of canvassers for a special legislative election shall be organized as provided in section 1-10-101. (2) The county clerk and recorder shall contact the secretary of state on election night with the unofficial count. (3) The board of canvassers for a special legisla…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-11-311 Special legislative elections subject to "Fair Campaign Practices Act"

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Special legislative elections conducted in accordance with this part 3 are subject to the appropriate sections of article 45 of this title. Source: L. 99: Entire part added, p. 1389, § 4, effective June 4.