HOUSE BILL 22-1044
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Williams and Kennedy, Boesenecker, Duran,
Gray, Jodeh, Kipp, Lontine, Neville, Tipper;
also SENATOR(S) Bridges.
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ONCERNING THE SELECTION OF MEMBERS OF VACANCY COMMITTEES BY
CENTRAL COMMITTEES
.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-3-103, add (13) as
follows:
1-3-103. Party committees. (13) I
N SELECTING THE MEMBERS OF
A VACANCY COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED TO FILL VACANCIES IN OFFICE
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
, THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF A JURISDICTION
SHALL SELECT
, AT A MINIMUM, THE MEMBERS OF THE JURISDICTION 'S
CENTRAL COMMITTEE
.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-12-206, amend (2)
and (3) as follows:
1-12-206. Vacancies in the office of county commissioner. (2) If
NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
history, or the Session Laws.
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Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
the act. the vacating commissioner was elected by the electors of the whole county,
whether at large or from a district, the successor shall be appointed by a
vacancy committee constituted of those persons selected at the county
central committee organizational meeting of the same political party as the
vacating commissioner. I
N SELECTING THE MEMBERS OF A VACANCY
COMMITTEE
, THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF A JURISDICTION SHALL SELECT, AT
A MINIMUM
, THE MEMBERS OF THE JURISDICTION'S CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
(3) If the vacating commissioner was elected only by the electors of
the district from which the vacating commissioner was elected, the county
commissioner district central committee of the same district and political
party as the vacating commissioner shall appoint a vacancy committee
whose sole purpose shall be to name a successor to the position of county
commissioner. I
N SELECTING THE MEMBERS OF A VACANCY COMMITTEE , THE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF A JURISDICTION SHALL SELECT
, AT A MINIMUM, THE
MEMBERS OF THE JURISDICTION
'S CENTRAL COMMITTEE. In the event the
county commissioner district central committee fails to appoint a vacancy
committee, the vacancy committee shall consist of the chairperson and the
vice-chairperson of the county commissioner district central committee, and
a third person designated by the chairperson and vice-chairperson from
among the precinct committeepersons of the same district and the same
political party as the vacating commissioner THE MEMBERS OF THE
JURISDICTION
'S CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-2-105.5, amend
(3)(a) as follows:
22-2-105.5. State board of education - definitions - vacancies -
procedure for filling. (3) (a) Any vacancy occurring on the state board,
other than a vacancy in a seat filled by a member elected from the state at
large, shall be filled by the vacancy committee of the party congressional
central committee of the same political party as the vacating board member
for the congressional district represented by the vacating board member.
F
OR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, IN SELECTING THE MEMBERS OF A VACANCY
COMMITTEE
, THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF A JURISDICTION SHALL SELECT , AT
A MINIMUM
, THE MEMBERS OF THE JURISDICTION'S CENTRAL COMMITTEE. If
no vacancy committee of the party congressional central committee exists,
the party congressional central committee shall perform the functions of the
vacancy committee.
PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 22-1044 SECTION 4. Act subject to petition - effective date -
applicability. (1) This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following
the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the
general assembly; except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to
section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item,
section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or
part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general
election to be held in November 2022 and, in such case, will take effect on
the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 22-1044 (2) This act applies to vacancies occurring on or after the applicable
effective date of this act.
____________________________ ____________________________
Alec Garnett Steve Fenberg
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
____________________________ ____________________________
Robin Jones Cindi L. Markwell
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
APPROVED________________________________________
(Date and Time)
_________________________________________
Jared S. Polis
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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