2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 32 - Special Districts
Article 9. Regional Transportation District Act
Section 32-9-112. Vacancies - appointments - recall.

Universal Citation: CO Rev Stat § 32-9-112 (2020)

(1) A change of residence of a member of the board to a place outside the director district from which the member was elected shall automatically create a vacancy on the board. Upon a vacancy occurring for any reason other than normal expiration of a term, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the board of county commissioners of the county wherein the director district is located or, in the case of a member elected in Denver, by the mayor of the city and county of Denver, with the approval of the city council of said city and county. In the case of a director district which contains territory in two or more counties, or in the city and county of Denver and in one or more counties, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the board of county commissioners of the county wherein the largest number of eligible electors of the director district reside; except that, if the largest number of eligible electors of the director district reside in the city and county of Denver, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the mayor of the city and county of Denver, with the approval of the city council of the city and county.

(1.5) Any director appointed shall serve until the next regular election, at which time the vacancy shall be filled by election for any remaining unexpired portion of the term.

  1. Effective July 1, 1983, any member of the board may be recalled from office by theeligible electors of the director district such member represents pursuant to the provisions of part 1 of article 12 of title 1, C.R.S.

  2. Repealed.

Source: L. 69: p. 717, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-20-11. L. 70: p. 293, § 101. L. 73: p. 989,

§ 5. Initiated 80: Entire section R&RE, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 19, 1980. L. 81: (3) added, p. 1646, § 2, effective June 8. L. 82: (3) amended, p. 497, § 3, effective March 25. L. 83: (3) repealed, p. 2051, § 19, effective October 14. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 909, § 161, effective January 1, 1993.

Editor's note: For the complete initiated measure and the votes cast for the adoption or rejection thereof, see L. 81, pp. 2057-2060.

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