Colorado § 31-4-501 - Officers subject to recall.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 31-4-501 — Officers subject to recall., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-4-501. Officers subject to recall.
Every elected or appointed officer of any municipality of the state of Colorado may be recalled from office at any time by the registered electors of the municipality in the manner provided in section 4 of article XXI of the state constitution. The provisions of this part 5 apply to all municipalities except to the extent that a municipality has adopted provisions pursuant to article XX or XXI of the state constitution inconsistent with this part 5.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1036, § 1, effective July 1. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 1349, § 20, effective April 30. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-250), ch. 282, p. 1670, § 76, effective June 21.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-5-201 as it existed prior to 1975.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-4-501 ("Officers subject to recall.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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