Colorado § 30-8-106 - Election contests - laws applicable.
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§ 30-8-106. Election contests - laws applicable.
All laws governing contests of elections shall be applicable to contests of county seat elections; except that the board of county commissioners of the county shall in all cases be the contestee, and that the contest shall be conducted in the district court of the proper county. Such district court may appoint a magistrate to take testimony in relation to the grounds of contest alleged by the contestor, which magistrate may sit to take evidence in any precinct of his county.
Source: L. 1881: p. 104, § 6. G.S. § 1289. R.S. 08: § 1176. C.L. § 8654. CSA: C. 44, § 97. CRS 53: § 34-3-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 34-3-6. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 365, § 40, effective April 9.
Cross references: For the laws governing contests of elections, see part 2 of article 11 of title 1.
ANNOTATION
The territorial statute made no provision for a contest of an election upon the removal of a county seat. People v. Bd. of County Comm'rs, 6 Colo. 202 (1882).
A statement of contest of an election for the removal of a county seat which fails to enumerate a single qualified voter who was denied the right to vote or the name of any person who voted without possessing the necessary qualifications, held bad under the facts and circumstances disclosed. People ex rel. Roberg v. Bd. of Comm'rs, 86 Colo. 249, 281 P. 117 (1929).
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