Colorado § 31-10-1302 - District judge to preside - bond.
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§ 31-10-1302. District judge to preside - bond.
(1) All contested election cases of municipal officers shall be tried and determined in the district court of the county in which the municipality is located. Where a municipality is located in more than one county, the district court of either county has jurisdiction. The style and form of process, the manner of service of process and papers, the fees of officers, and judgment for costs and execution thereon shall be according to the rules and practices of the district court.
(2) Before the district court is required to take jurisdiction of the contest, the contestor must file with the clerk of said court a bond, with sureties, to be approved by the district judge, running to said contestee and conditioned to pay all costs in case of failure to maintain his contest.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1067, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-10-1102 as it existed prior to 1975.
ANNOTATION
A cost bond need not be filed for a district court to have jurisdiction over an election contest. The language is permissive so the court may require a cost bond before it accepts jurisdiction but it need not do so. Mahaffey v. Barnhill, 855 P.2d 847 (Colo. 1993).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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