Colorado § 32-9-112 - Vacancies of elected members - appointments - recall.

§ 32-9-112. Vacancies of elected members - appointments - recall.

(1) A change of residence of a member elected to the board to a place outside the director district from which the member was elected automatically creates a vacancy on the board. Upon a vacancy of an elected member occurring for any reason other than normal expiration of a term, the vacancy must be filled by appointment by the board of county commissioners of the county wherein the director district is located or, in the case of a member elected in Denver, by the mayor of the city and county of Denver, with the approval of the city council of said city and county. In the case of a director district that contains territory in two or more counties, or in the city and county of Denver and in one or more counties, the vacancy must be filled by appointment by the board of county commissioners of the county wherein the largest number of eligible electors of the director district reside; except that, if the largest number of eligible electors of the director district reside in the city and county of Denver, the vacancy must be filled by appointment by the mayor of the city and county of Denver, with the approval of the city council of the city and county.

(1.5) Any director appointed pursuant to this section serves until the next regular election, at which time the vacancy must be filled by election for any remaining unexpired portion of the term.

(2) Effective July 1, 1983, any elected member of the board may be recalled from office by the eligible electors of the director district such member represents pursuant to the provisions of part 1 of article 12 of title 1.

(3) Repealed.

Source: L. 69: p. 717, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-20-11. L. 70: p. 293, § 101. L. 73: p. 989, § 5. Initiated 80: Entire section R&RE, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 19, 1980. L. 81: (3) added, p. 1646, § 2, effective June 8. L. 82: (3) amended, p. 497, § 3, effective March 25. L. 83: (3) repealed, p. 2051, § 19, effective October 14. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 909, § 161, effective January 1, 1993. L. 2026: (1), (1.5), and (2) amended, (SB 26-150), ch. 152, p. 849, § 7, effective August 12.

Editor's note: For the complete initiated measure and the votes cast for the adoption or rejection thereof, see L. 81, pp. 2057-2060.

Cross references: For the short title ("Modernizing the Regional Transportation District Act") in SB 26-150, see section 1 of chapter 152, Session Laws of Colorado 2026.