2022 Colorado Code
Title 1 - Elections
Article 12 - Recall and Vacancies in Office
Part 1 - Recall From Office
§ 1-12-102. Limitations

(1) No recall petition may be circulated or filed against any elected officer until the officer has actually held office for at least six months following the last election, or six months following the assumption of office by an appointed official; except that a recall petition may be filed against any member of the general assembly at any time after the fifth day following the convening and organizing of the general assembly after the election or appointment of the official sought to be recalled.

(2) After one recall petition and election, no further petition may be filed against the same state or county officer during the term for which the officer was elected, unless the petitioners signing the petition equal fifty percent of the votes cast at the last preceding general election for all of the candidates for the office held by the officer.

(3) After one recall petition and election, no further petition may be filed against the same school board officer during the term for which the officer was elected, unless the petitioners signing the petition equal one and one-half times the number of signatures required on the first petition filed against the same officer.

(4) No recall petition may be circulated or filed against any elected officer whose office is up for election within six months.

Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 793, § 15, effective January 1, 1993. L. 97: (4) added, p. 1061, § 1, effective May 27. L. 2021: (1), (3), and (4) amended, (SB 21-250), ch. 282, p. 1654, § 53, effective June 21.

Editor's note: Section 85 of chapter 282 (SB 21-250), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to elections conducted on or after June 21, 2021.

Cross references: For the power of the county central committee to fill vacancies, see § 1-3-104.