Title 22, Education
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30-124 Existing bonded indebtedness
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(1) The bonded indebtedness of any school district outstanding at the time of inclusion of all or any part of such school district's territory in a new school district organized under this part 1, or in an existing school district as part of a detachment and annexation under this…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30-125 Election on assuming the existing bonded indebtedness
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(1) The committee may submit the issue of assuming the bonded indebtedness of any school district, or of any portion thereof, existing at the time of inclusion in the proposed new school district or proposed to be included in a detachment and annexation to the eligible electors o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30-125.5 Authorization of new bonded indebtedness or assumption of existing bonded indebtedness
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No new bonded indebtedness shall be authorized and no existing bonded indebtedness shall be assumed unless approved by a majority of votes cast by the eligible electors of the school district that will issue or assume such bonded indebtedness at the same election at which the pla…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30-126 Limit of bonded indebtedness - new school district
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(1) Any new school district organized under this article shall have a limit of bonded indebtedness of the greater of the following: (a) Twenty percent of the latest valuation for assessment of the taxable property in such school district, as certified by the county assessor to th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30-127 New school district - bonded indebtedness
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(1) Any new school district organized under the provisions of this article has the power and authority to contract bonded indebtedness in the same manner and under the same procedure for the issuance of bonds as is provided by law for the issuance of such bonds by other school di…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30-128 Detachment and annexation of territory - exemptions from school district organization planning process
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(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, where territory in a school district has been erroneously included on the property tax rolls of an adjoining school district for at least one year and the error was unintentional, said territory may be detached and annexed to sa…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30-129 Dissolution and annexation - exemptions from the school district organization planning process
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(1) Notwithstanding any provision of this article 30 to the contrary, a school district board of education and one or more of the contiguous school districts’ boards of education may follow the procedures and requirements specified in this section for the dissolution and annexati…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30-201 Joint taxation districts - authorized
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(1) (a) A plan of organization in which one or more new school districts are formed within the boundaries of an existing school district may provide that any two or more school districts included in the plan shall comprise a joint taxation district. The boundaries of the original…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-30-202 Joint taxation board
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(1) (a) Any plan of organization that establishes a joint taxation district shall provide for the creation of a joint taxation district board and shall specify the membership of the board and the method of election or appointment and terms of office for members of the board. A jo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-101 Definitions
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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Eligible elector means a person who is registered to vote in accordance with articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S., and is a resident of the school district in which the elector intends to vote. (1.5) Electronic vo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-101.5 Acts and elections conducted pursuant to provisions which refer to qualified electors
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Any acts and elections carried out under this article, which were conducted prior to July 1, 1987, pursuant to provisions which refer to a qualified elector rather than a registered elector and which were valid when conducted, shall be deemed and held to be legal and valid in all…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-102 Computation of time. (Deleted by amendment)
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Source: L. 64: p. 593, � 2. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-31-2. L. 92: Entire article amended, p. 813, � 31, effective January 1, 1993. 22-31-103. Board of education to govern conduct of school elections - contract with county clerk and recorder. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this art…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-103 Board of education to govern conduct of school elections - contract with county clerk and recorder
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in this article 31, the board of education of each school district shall govern the conduct of all school elections in the district, shall designate an election official who shall be responsible for conducting the election, and shall render all in…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-104 Regular biennial school election
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(1) Except as provided in section 22-31-131, pertaining to districts whose boundaries are coterminous with a city and county, the regular biennial school election in each school district shall be held the first Tuesday in November of each odd-numbered year. (2) (Deleted by amendm…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-105 School directors - number - election - term - plan of representation
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(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), in each school district, regardless of when the school district was organized, five, six, or seven school directors shall be elected, the number having been established as required by law. The school di…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-106 Persons entitled to vote at regular biennial and special school elections - registration required
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(1) No person shall be permitted to vote at any regular biennial school election or special school election without first having been registered in the manner required by the provisions of article 2 of title 1, C.R.S. (2) to (5) (Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 819, § 31, effecti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-107 Candidates for school director - call - qualification - nomination
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(1) Any candidate for the office of school director of a school district shall have been a registered elector of the district for at least twelve consecutive months prior to the election. If the school district has a director district plan of representation or a combined director…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-108 Adoption, modification, or elimination of director district plan of representation. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 22-31-108Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-109 Specifications for director districts
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(1) Except for director districts established pursuant to section 22-31-131, in school districts having a director district plan of representation or a combined director district and at-large plan of representation where all members of the board of education are voted on by the e…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-110 Changes in director districts
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(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), not later than December 31, 1972, and not later than December 31 of every fourth year thereafter, the board of education of each school district having a director district plan of representation or a co…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-111 Precincts and polling places. (Deleted by amendment)
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Source: L. 64: p. 600, � 11. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-31-11. L. 73: pp. 595, 1285, �� 61, 2. L. 74: Entire section R&RE, p. 370, � 4, effective March 21. L. 75: (1) R&RE, p. 687, � 7, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire article amended, p. 822, � 31, effective January 1, 1993.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-112 Judges. (Deleted by amendment)
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Source: L. 64: p. 601, � 12. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-31-12. L. 73: p. 595, � 62. L. 74: (1) and (4) R&RE, p. 370, � 5, effective March 21. L. 84: (4)(a) and (4)(b) amended, p. 593, � 1, effective March 26. L. 87: (1) amended, p. 313, � 43, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire article amend…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-113 Notice of school election. (Deleted by amendment)
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Source: L. 64: p. 602, � 13. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-31-13. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 688, � 8, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire article amended, p. 824, � 31, effective January 1, 1993.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-113.5 Election may be canceled - when. (Deleted by amendment)
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Source: L. 87: Entire section added, p. 313, � 44, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire article amended, p. 824, � 31, effective January 1, 1993. 22-31-114. Ballots, ballot boxes, voting machines, and electronic voting equipment. (Deleted by amendment) Source: L. 64: p. 602, � 14. C.R…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-114 Ballots, ballot boxes, voting machines, and electronic voting equipment. (Deleted by amendment)
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C.R.S. 22-31-114Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-115 Pollbooks - certificate of return. (Deleted by amendment)
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Source: L. 64: p. 603, � 15. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-31-15. L. 92: Entire article amended, p. 825, � 31, effective January 1, 1993.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-116 Hours of voting. (Deleted by amendment)
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Source: L. 64: p. 604, � 16. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-31-16. L. 92: Entire article amended, p. 826, � 31, effective January 1, 1993.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-117 Voting at school elections. (Deleted by amendment)
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Source: L. 64: p. 604, � 17. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-31-17. L. 74: (1) amended, p. 375, � 3, effective March 21. L. 87: (1) amended, p. 314, � 45, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire article amended, p. 826, � 31, effective January 1, 1993.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-118 Watchers. (Deleted by amendment)
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Source: L. 64: p. 605, � 18. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-31-18. L. 92: Entire article amended, p. 827, � 31, effective January 1, 1993.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-119 Absentee voting. (Deleted by amendment)
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Source: L. 64: p. 605, � 19. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-31-19. L. 73: p. 1287, � 1. L. 74: (6) added, p. 375, � 4, effective March 21. L. 75: (3) amended, p. 689, � 10, effective July 1. L. 77: (3) amended, p. 233, � 6, effective June 19. L. 80: (1) and (2) amended, p. 408, � 6, effectiv…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-120 Registration list omissions - challenges - oaths - rejection. (Deleted by amendment)
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C.R.S. 22-31-120Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-121 Count and certification of votes. (Deleted by amendment)
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Source: L. 64: p. 607, � 21. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-31-21. L. 92: Entire article amended, p. 828, � 31, effective January 1, 1993. 22-31-122. Return of ballot box, pollbook, and registration list. (Deleted by amendment) Source: L. 64: p. 607, � 22. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-31-22. L. 92: En…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-122 Return of ballot box, pollbook, and registration list. (Deleted by amendment)
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C.R.S. 22-31-122Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-123 Tie votes. (Deleted by amendment)
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Source: L. 64: p. 608, � 23. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-31-23. L. 92: Entire article amended, p. 829, � 31, effective January 1, 1993. 22-31-124. Canvass of votes - certificate of election. (Deleted by amendment) Source: L. 64: p. 608, � 24. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-31-24. L. 73: p. 1288, � 1.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-124 Canvass of votes - certificate of election. (Deleted by amendment)
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C.R.S. 22-31-124Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-125 Oath of directors
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Each director shall, no later than ten days after he or she receives the certificate of election pursuant to section 1-11-103, C.R.S., or appointment pursuant to section 22-31-129 (2), appear before some officer authorized to administer oaths or before the president of the board …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-126 Preservation of ballots. (Deleted by amendment)
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Source: L. 64: p. 608, � 26. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-31-26. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 689, � 12, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire article amended, p. 930, � 31, effective January 1, 1993.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-127 Contests. (Deleted by amendment)
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Source: L. 64: p. 609, � 27. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-31-27. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 689, � 13, effective July 1. L. 87: Entire section amended, p. 314, � 47, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire article amended, p. 830, � 31, effective January 1, 1993.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-128 Recall of school directors. (Deleted by amendment)
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Source: L. 64: p. 609, � 28. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-31-28. L. 73: pp. 1290, 1416, �� 1, 91. L. 74: (1)(b) amended, p. 371, � 7, effective March 21. L. 75: (1)(a) to (1)(c), (1)(d)(I), (1)(d)(II), (2), and (4)(a) amended, p. 690, � 14, effective July 1. L. 77: (1)(e) amended, p. 1047,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-129 Vacancies
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(1) A school director office shall be deemed to be vacant upon the occurrence of any one of the following events prior to the expiration of the term of office: (a) If for any reason a school director is not elected to a school director office by the eligible electors as may be re…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-130 School election offenses. (Deleted by amendment)
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Source: L. 64: p. 613, � 30. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-31-30. L. 74: Entire section amended, p. 371, � 8, effective March 21. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 280, � 26, effective June 29. L. 80: Entire section amended, p. 439, � 4, effective January 1, 1981. L. 92: Entire article amen…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-131 Election procedures in districts composed of a city and county
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(1) The regular biennial school election in each school district coterminous with a city and county shall be held on the first Tuesday in November of each odd-numbered year, shall be conducted and supervised by the election commission of the city and county, and shall be governed…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-132 Article not applicable to local district colleges
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This article shall not apply to local college districts, unless the local district college board of trustees elects to participate in the regular biennial school election, as provided in section 23-71-110 (5) and (7), C.R.S. Source: L. 64: p. 616, � 35. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-31-32. …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-133 Present school directors not removed
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This article shall not be construed to remove any school director from office during the term for which the officer was elected or appointed, but shall apply to the election and appointment of directors after July 1, 1964. Source: L. 64: p. 616, � 37. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-31-34. L.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-134 Validation
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All school elections and all acts and proceedings had or taken, or purportedly had or taken, prior to June 2, 1971, by or on behalf of any school district, under law or under color of law, preliminary to and in the holding and survey of all school elections are hereby validated, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-32-101 Corporate status of school districts
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Each regularly organized school district heretofore or hereafter formed is declared to be a body corporate with perpetual existence, and in its name it may hold property for any purpose authorized by law, sue and be sued, and be a party to contracts for any purpose authorized by …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-32-102 Corporate status - when questioned
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Except when the corporate status of a school district has been dissolved as provided by law, each school district which has undisputedly exercised the prerogatives and privileges of a legally formed school district during a period of twelve consecutive months following the first …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-32-103 Board of education - general powers and duties
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(1) Each school district shall be governed by a board of education consisting of the number of school directors prescribed by law. Such board of education shall possess all powers delegated to a board of education or to a school district by law, and shall perform all duties requi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-32-104 Organization of board of education - definition
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(1) Within fifteen days after a school district receives the official abstract of votes pursuant to section 1-10-102, C.R.S., the incumbent secretary of the school district shall call a special meeting of the board of education of the district for the purpose of selecting officer…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-32-105 Duties - president and vice-president
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(1) The president of the board shall preside at all meetings of the board. He shall sign any written contract to which the school district may be a party when such contract has been authorized by the board, and he shall sign all official reports of the district except when otherw…