§ 1-13.5-1401 — Person elected - contest - causes

Colorado § 1-13.5-1401

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 01: Elections
• Art.: Colorado Local Government Election Code

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(1) The election of any
person declared duly elected to any local government office may be contested by
any eligible elector of the local government on the following grounds:

(a) The contestee is not eligible for the office to which he or she has been
declared elected;

(b) Illegal votes have been received, or legal votes rejected, at the polls in
sufficient numbers to change the results;

(c) An error or mistake was made by any of the election judges, the
designated election official, or the canvass board in counting or declaring the result
of the election, if the error or mistake was sufficient to change the result;

(d) Malconduct, fraud, or corruption occurred on the part of the election
judges in any polling place, a canvass board member, or any designated election
official or his or her assistant, if the malconduct, fraud, or corruption was sufficient
to change the result; or

(e) For any other cause that shows that another candidate was the legally
elected person.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 54, � 6, effective February 18.