Colorado § 1-12-103 - Petition for recall - statement of grounds.
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§ 1-12-103. Petition for recall - statement of grounds.
Eligible electors of the state or a political subdivision may initiate the recall of an elected official by signing a petition that demands the election of a successor to the officer named in the petition. The petition must contain a general statement, consisting of two hundred words or less, stating the ground or grounds on which the recall is sought. The general statement shall not include any profane or false statements. The statement is for the information of the electors who are the sole and exclusive judges of the legality, reasonableness, and sufficiency of the ground or grounds assigned for the recall. The ground or grounds are not open to review.
Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 794, § 15, effective January 1, 1993. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (HB 12-1293), ch. 236, p. 1038, § 2, effective May 29. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-250), ch. 282, p. 1655, § 54, effective June 21.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1-12-103 ("Petition for recall - statement of grounds.") 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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