Colorado § 1-12-103 Petition for recall - statement of grounds

Colorado Statutes

§ 1-12-103 — Petition for recall - statement of grounds

Colorado·Title 01 Elections·Art. Recall and Vacancies in Office

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.

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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.

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Legislative History

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.