Colorado § 2-2-328 - Members of the general assembly prohibited from holding multiple elected offices.
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§ 2-2-328. Members of the general assembly prohibited from holding multiple elected offices.
(1) Commencing with the first regular session of the seventy-sixth general assembly, and during each regular session thereafter, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a member of the general assembly shall not hold any other elected office while serving as a member of the general assembly. This section applies to a member of the general assembly upon taking the oath of office of the general assembly as required by section 2 (2) of article V of the state constitution.
(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section do not apply if:
(a) The member of the general assembly holds a special district elected office;
(b) The member of the general assembly has less than one year remaining in their term in another elected office at the time the member takes the oath of office of the general assembly as required by section 2 (2) of article V of the state constitution;
(c) The member of the general assembly has less than one year remaining in their term in the general assembly at the time the member takes the oath of office of another elected office; or
(d) The member of the general assembly is a senator who is in the middle of their term at the beginning of the first regular session of the seventy-sixth general assembly.
Source: L. 2026: Entire section added (SB 26-059), ch. 80, p. 322, § 1, effective May 4.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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