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CO HB1319
Bill
Status
Passed
5/28/2025
Primary Sponsor
Monica Duran
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AI Summary
- Counties with at least 50,000 active voters must fill county commissioner vacancies through special elections held during odd-year November coordinated elections, rather than solely through vacancy committee appointments
- Vacancy committee appointments remain in place temporarily until the next odd-year election; the elected candidate then serves until the next regularly scheduled general election
- Candidates must be members of the same major political party as the vacating commissioner and can qualify for the ballot by obtaining signatures from 30% of vacancy committee members or by petition with 200 affiliated voter signatures
- Only voters affiliated with the same party as the vacating commissioner, plus unaffiliated voters, may participate in the vacancy election
- Political parties may opt out of the vacancy election process if three-fourths of their state central committee votes to continue using vacancy committee appointments; appropriates $314,920 for implementation
Legislative Description
County Commissioner Vacancies
Elections & Redistricting
Last Action
Governor Signed
5/28/2025
Committee Referrals
Appropriations4/29/2025
State, Veterans, & Military Affairs4/24/2025
Committee of the Whole4/17/2025
Appropriations4/7/2025
State, Civic, Military and Veterans Affairs4/2/2025
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