Colorado § 31-10-108 - Special elections.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 31-10-108 — Special elections., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-10-108. Special elections.
Special elections shall be held on any Tuesday designated by ordinance or resolution of the governing body. No special election shall be held within the ninety days preceding a regular election. No special election shall be called within sixty days before the date thereof, nor shall any special election be held within the thirty-two days before or after the date of a primary, general, or congressional vacancy election. A special election may be held at the same time and place as a primary, congressional vacancy, or general election as a coordinated election pursuant to section 1-7-116, C.R.S., or may be conducted at the same time as a mail ballot election pursuant to article 7.5 of title 1, C.R.S. Special elections shall be conducted as nearly as practicable in the same manner as regular elections.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1040, § 1, effective July 1. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 296, § 18, effective June 19. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 856, § 99, effective July 1. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 796, § 15, effective August 2. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 774, § 58, effective June 1. L. 2015: Entire section amended, (HB 15-1130), ch. 230, p. 856, § 7, effective August 5.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-10-109 as it existed prior to 1975.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 15-1130, see section 1 of chapter 230, Session Laws of Colorado 2015.
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