Colorado § 2-3-102 - State auditor - qualifications and appointment - term of office.
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§ 2-3-102. State auditor - qualifications and appointment - term of office.
The state auditor must be a certified public accountant licensed to practice in this state. The state auditor shall be appointed without regard to political affiliation by a majority vote of the members elected to and serving in each house of the general assembly to serve for a term of five years and until a successor is appointed and qualified with the first such term beginning on July 1, 1966. If a vacancy occurs in the position of state auditor, the committee may designate a temporary state auditor who shall exercise and perform all of the powers and duties that are by law to be exercised and performed by the state auditor until a replacement is appointed by the general assembly.
Source: L. 65: p. 153, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-21-2. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 255, § 1, effective May 18. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (SB 17-294), ch. 264, p. 1382, § 1, effective May 25.
Cross references: For the appointment of the state auditor, see § 49 of art. V, Colo. Const.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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