First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. R25-0519.01 Megan McCall x4215
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House Committees Senate Committees
State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 25-1002
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UBMITTING TO THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF101
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OLORADO AN AMENDMENT TO THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION102
CONCERNING A PROHIBITION ON A PERSON BEING A STATE103
LEGISLATOR FOR A TERM OF OFFICE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING104
A TERM FOR WHICH THE PERSON WAS APPOINTED TO FILL A105
VACANCY IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR THAT OFFICE .106
Resolution Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this resolution as introduced and
does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this
resolution passes third reading in the house of introduction, a resolution
summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this resolution will be
available at http://leg.colorado.gov/
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If approved by a vote of at least 55% of the voters of the state
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Marshall and Suckla, Bacon, Barron, Bottoms, Garcia, Hamrick, Johnson, Joseph, Keltie,
Soper, Titone, Velasco, Woog
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Snyder, Frizell
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. voting on the issue at the 2026 general election, the concurrent resolution
prohibits a person from being a state representative or senator for a term
of office that immediately follows a term for which the person was
appointed to fill a vacancy in the general assembly for that office.
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-fifth1
General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:2
SECTION 1. At the election held on November 3, 2026, the3
secretary of state shall submit to the registered electors of the state the4
ballot title set forth in section 2 for the following amendment to the state5
constitution:6
In the constitution of the state of Colorado, amend section 4 of7
article V as follows:8
Section 4. Qualifications of members. (1) No person shall be a9
representative or senator who shall
HAS not have attained the age of10
twenty-five years, who shall IS not be a citizen of the United States, and11
who shall HAS not for at least twelve months next preceding his THE12
PERSON'S election have resided within the territory included in the limits13
of the district in which he THE PERSON shall be chosen.14
(2) I
N ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION15
(1)
OF THIS SECTION, NO PERSON SHALL BE A REPRESENTATIVE OR16
SENATOR FOR A TERM OF OFFICE THAT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWS A TERM17
FOR WHICH THE PERSON WAS APPOINTED TO FILL A VACANCY IN THE18
GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR THAT OFFICE .19
SECTION 2. Each elector voting at the election may cast a vote20
either "Yes/For" or "No/Against" on the following ballot title: "Shall21
there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning a22
prohibition on a person being a state legislator for a term of office23 HCR25-1002-2- immediately following a term for which the person was appointed to fill1
a vacancy in the general assembly for that office?"2
SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided in section 1-40-123,3
Colorado Revised Statutes, if at least fifty-five percent of the electors4
voting on the ballot title vote "Yes/For", then the amendment will become5
part of the state constitution.6
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