First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 25-0616.02 Nicole Myers x4326
HOUSE BILL 25-1100
House Committees Senate Committees
State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
A BILL FOR AN ACT
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ONCERNING MODIFICATIONS TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FILLING101
VACANCIES IN CERTAIN OFFICES .102
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
Current law requires the political party central committee of most
jurisdictions to select a vacancy committee to fill vacancies in the central
committee and in the district and state offices held by members of the
political party. Current law also requires a vacancy committee to consist
of, at a minimum, the members of the central committee of a jurisdiction.
The bill requires that a vacancy committee selected by a central
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Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. committee to fill a vacancy also consist of, at a minimum, the individuals
elected as delegates to the applicable jurisdiction's district assembly. The
bill modifies the vacancy committee statutes for the office of county
commissioner and members of the state school board in accordance with
this change.
Currently, if the vacancy committee for a vacancy in the office of
county commissioner fails to fill the vacancy within 10 days, the governor
is required to fill the vacancy by appointment within 15 days after the
vacancy occurs. The bill extends these timing requirements to 30 days and
35 days respectively.
Currently, a vacancy committee to fill a vacancy in the general
assembly may not meet to select a person to fill a vacancy unless a written
notice of the time and location of the meeting was mailed to each of the
committee members at least 10 days prior to the meeting. The bill
modifies the notice requirement by requiring the notice to be mailed at
least 6 days prior to the meeting.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-3-103, amend (12)2
and (13) as follows:3
1-3-103. Party committees. (12) If a central committee of a4
jurisdiction fails to select a vacancy committee, the
VACANCY COMMITTEE5
IS COMPRISED OF THE central committee of the jurisdiction serves as the
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vacancy committee AND THE INDIVIDUALS ELECTED AS DELEGATES TO THE7
APPLICABLE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY PURSUANT TO SECTION 1-4-602 AT THE8
MOST RECENT DISTRICT ASSEMBLY .9
(13) In selecting the members of a vacancy committee authorized10
to fill vacancies in office pursuant to this section, the central committee11
of a jurisdiction shall select, at a minimum, the members of the12
jurisdiction's central committee
AND THE DELEGATES ELECTED TO THE13
APPLICABLE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY PURSUANT TO SECTION 1-4-602 AT THE14
MOST RECENT DISTRICT ASSEMBLY .15
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-12-203, amend (2)16
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1-12-203. Vacancies in general assembly. (2) No vacancy2
committee may select a person to fill a vacancy at a meeting held pursuant3
to this section unless a written notice announcing the time and location of4
the vacancy committee meeting was mailed to each of the committee5
members at least ten SIX days prior to the meeting by the chairperson of6
the central committee that selected the members. Mailing of the notice is7
effective when the notice is properly addressed and deposited in the8
United States mail, with first-class postage prepaid.9
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-12-206, amend (1),10
(2), and (3) as follows:11
1-12-206. Vacancies in the office of county commissioner.12
(1) In case of a vacancy occurring in the office of county commissioner,13
a vacancy committee constituted as provided in this section shall, by a14
majority vote of its members present at a meeting called for the purpose,15
fill the vacancy by appointment within ten days after the occurrence of the16
vacancy. The meeting shall not be held unless a quorum is present17
consisting of not less than one-half of the voting members of the vacancy18
committee. A member of the vacancy committee may not vote by proxy.19
If the vacancy committee fails to fill the vacancy within ten THIRTY days,20
the governor shall fill the vacancy by appointment within fifteen21
THIRTY-FIVE days after the occurrence of the vacancy.22
(2) If the vacating commissioner was elected by the electors of the23
whole county, whether at large or from a district, the successor shall be24
appointed by a vacancy committee constituted of those persons selected25
at the county central committee organizational meeting of the same26
political party as the vacating commissioner. In selecting the members of27
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at a minimum, the members of the jurisdiction's central committee
AND2
THE INDIVIDUALS ELECTED AS DELEGATES TO THE APPLICABLE DISTRICT3
ASSEMBLY PURSUANT TO SECTION 1-4-602.4
(3) If the vacating commissioner was elected only by the electors5
of the district from which the vacating commissioner was elected, the6
county commissioner district central committee of the same district and7
political party as the vacating commissioner shall appoint a vacancy8
committee whose sole purpose shall be to name a successor to the9
position of county commissioner. In selecting the members of a vacancy10
committee, the central committee of a jurisdiction shall select, at a11
minimum, the members of the jurisdiction's central committee
AND THE12
INDIVIDUALS ELECTED AS DELEGATES TO THE APPLICABLE DISTRICT13
ASSEMBLY PURSUANT TO SECTION 1-4-602. In the event the county14
commissioner district central committee fails to appoint a vacancy15
committee, the vacancy committee shall consist of the members of the16
jurisdiction's central committee
AND THE INDIVIDUALS ELECTED AS17
DELEGATES TO THE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY PURSUANT TO SECTION 1-4-602.18
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-2-105.5, amend19
(3)(a) as follows:20
22-2-105.5. State board of education - definitions - vacancies21
- procedure for filling. (3) (a) Any vacancy occurring on the state board,22
other than a vacancy in a seat filled by a member elected from the state23
at large, shall be filled by the vacancy committee of the party24
congressional central committee of the same political party as the25
vacating board member for the congressional district represented by the26
vacating board member. For purposes of this section, in selecting the27
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shall select, at a minimum, the members of the jurisdiction's central2
committee
AND THE INDIVIDUALS ELECTED AS DELEGATES TO THE3
APPLICABLE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY PURSUANT TO SECTION 1-4-602. If no4
vacancy committee of the party congressional central committee exists,5
the party congressional central committee
AND THE INDIVIDUALS ELECTED6
AS DELEGATES TO THE APPLICABLE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY PURSUANT TO7
SECTION 1-4-602 shall perform the functions of the vacancy committee. 8
SECTION 5. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act9
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the10
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except11
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V12
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this13
act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take14
effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in15
November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the16
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.17
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