Colorado § 1-13.5-106 Applicability of the Uniform Election Code of 1992

Colorado Statutes

§ 1-13.5-106 — Applicability of the Uniform Election Code of 1992

Colorado § 1-13.5-106

Title 01Elections

Art.Colorado Local Government Election Code

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13.5-106 (2026).

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(1)Any local government may provide by resolution that it will utilize all or part of the requirements and procedures of the Uniform Election Code of 1992, articles 1 to 13 of this title, in lieu of all or portions of this article with respect to any election. Absent such resolution, this article applies.

(2)All provisions of the Uniform Election Code of 1992 not in conflict with this article 13.5 apply to local government elections; except that:

(a)Elections offenses and penalties described by parts 2 and 3 of article 13 of this title 1 do not apply to elections authorized under this article 13.5;

(b)Except as provided in subsection (2)(c) of this section, recall elections of local government officers must be conducted pursuant to part 5 of article 4 of title 31; and

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(1) Any
local government may provide by resolution that it will utilize all or part of the
requirements and procedures of the Uniform Election Code of 1992, articles 1 to
13 of this title, in lieu of all or portions of this article with respect to any election.
Absent such resolution, this article applies.

(2) All provisions of the Uniform Election Code of 1992 not in conflict with
this article 13.5 apply to local government elections; except that:

(a) Elections offenses and penalties described by parts 2 and 3 of article 13
of this title 1 do not apply to elections authorized under this article 13.5;

(b) Except as provided in subsection (2)(c) of this section, recall elections of
local government officers must be conducted pursuant to part 5 of article 4 of title
31; and

(c) Recall elections of directors of special districts created pursuant to title
32 and directors of business improvement districts who were elected pursuant to
section 31-25-1209 (1)(d) must be conducted pursuant to part 9 of article 1 of title
32.

(3) It is the intent of the general assembly that the general provisions of this
article not supersede or supplant specific provisions of law.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 7, � 6, effective February 18; (2) amended, (SB 14-158), ch.170, p. 623, � 14, effective May 9. L. 2016: (2) amended, (SB 16-189), ch. 210, p. 754, � 5, effective June 6. L. 2018: (2) amended, (HB 18-1268), ch. 200, p. 1306, � 4, effective May 4.