Colorado § 1-11-102 - Tie votes in nonpartisan elections.
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§ 1-11-102. Tie votes in nonpartisan elections.
If any two or more candidates tie for the highest number of votes for the same office and if there are not enough offices remaining for all the candidates, the board of canvassers shall determine by lot the person who shall be elected. Reasonable notice shall be given to the candidates who are involved of the time when the election will be determined.
Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 784, § 14, effective January 1, 1993.
ANNOTATION
Determination by lot does not prevent election contest. The determination by lot by the canvassing board of which candidate shall have the certificate of election where two candidates having the highest number of votes have an equal number is not such settlement of the matter as will prevent the defeated party from contesting the election on the ground that legal votes for him were not counted or that illegal votes were counted for his opponent. Nicholls v. Barrick, 27 Colo. 432, 62 P. 202 (1900) (decided under former law).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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