Colorado § 1-12-112 - Ballots - statement included.
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§ 1-12-112. Ballots - statement included.
(1) In addition to all other requirements of law, the official ballot must contain the statement described in section 1-12-103 stating the grounds for demanding the officer's recall. The officer sought to be recalled may submit to the designated election official a statement of three hundred words or fewer justifying the officer's course of conduct. The officer shall not include any profane or false statements in the statement of justification. The officer shall submit the statement no later than ten days after the statement of sufficiency has been submitted or created. The official ballot must contain the statement of justification if submitted pursuant to this subsection (1).
(2) Ballots for the election of a successor to the officer sought to be recalled must contain the candidates' names, which must be placed on the ballot by lot.
(3) The official ballot for the election of a successor to the officer sought to be recalled shall contain a blank space in which the elector may write the name of a write-in candidate who has timely filed an affidavit of intent in accordance with section 1-12-115.
Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 796, § 15, effective January 1, 1993. L. 97: (1) amended, p. 1063, § 7, effective May 27. L. 2012: (1) amended and (3) added, (HB 12-1293), ch. 236, p. 1045, § 12, effective May 29. L. 2021: (1) and (2) amended, (SB 21-250), ch. 282, p. 1663, § 59, effective June 21.
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Section 1-12-112 ("Ballots - statement included.") 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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