First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REREVISED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the Second House
LLS NO. 25-0845.01 Rebecca Bayetti x4348
SENATE BILL 25-172
Senate Committees House Committees
State, Veterans, & Military Affairs State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
A BILL FOR AN ACT
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ONCERNING CLARIFICATION OF THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH AN101
UNCONTESTED ELECTION IN A SPECIAL DISTRICT DIRECTOR102
DISTRICT MAY BE CANCELED .103
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
.)
The bill clarifies that a special district may cancel an election in a
director district if the only matter to be decided at the election is who will
be director of the director district, there are not more candidates than
positions for director, and the only individuals who may vote are the
eligible electors within the director's district.
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 3, 2025
HOUSE
2nd Reading Unamended
April 2, 2025
SENATE
3rd Reading Unamended
March 17, 2025
SENATE
2nd Reading Unamended
March 14, 2025
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Carson and Sullivan,
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Clifford, Pugliese
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. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-13.5-513, amend2
(4); and add (3.5) as follows:3
1-13.5-513. Election may be canceled - when - definition.4
(3.5) (a) I
F, PURSUANT TO SECTION 32-1-902.7, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS5
OF A SPECIAL DISTRICT HAS ADOPTED A RESOLUTION TO DIVIDE THE6
SPECIAL DISTRICT INTO DIRECTOR DISTRICTS AND HAS DESIGNATED THAT7
THE DIRECTORS REPRESENTING THE DIRECTOR DISTRICTS MUST BE8
ELECTED BY THE ELIGIBLE ELECTORS WITHIN EACH DIRECTOR DISTRICT ,9
THEN THE GOVERNING B ODY MAY CANCEL THE ELECTION FOR ONE OR10
MORE DIRECTOR DISTRICTS IF, WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH DIRECTOR11
DISTRICT, ALL THE CONDITIONS OF SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION EXIST12
AND ALL BALLOT ISSUES OR BALLOT QUESTIONS , IF ANY, HAVE BEEN13
WITHDRAWN FROM THE BALLOT PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS14
SECTION.15
(b) A
S USED IN THIS SUBSECTION (3.5), "DIRECTOR DISTRICT"16
MEANS THE AREA REPRESENTED BY ONE DIRECTOR WITHIN A SPECIAL17
DISTRICT IN WHICH THE BOARD HAS ADOPTED A RESOLUTION TO DIVIDE18
THE SPECIAL DISTRICT INTO DIRECTOR DISTRICTS PURSUANT TO SECTION19
32-1-902.7.20
(4) Except as provided in subsection (2)
SUBSECTIONS (2) AND21
(3.5) of this section, no election may be canceled in part.22
SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date -23
applicability. (1) This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following24
the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the25
general assembly; except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant26
172-2- to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an1
item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item,2
section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the3
general election to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take4
effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the5
governor.6
(2) This act applies to elections held on or after the applicable7
effective date of this act.8
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