Colorado § 1-13.5-1404 Summons - answer

Colorado Statutes

§ 1-13.5-1404 — Summons - answer

Colorado § 1-13.5-1404

Title 01Elections

Art.Colorado Local Government Election Code

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13.5-1404 (2026).

Text

(1)If the clerk of the district court receives a statement as set forth in section 1-13.5-1403, the clerk shall issue a summons in the ordinary form, naming the contestor as plaintiff and the contestee as defendant, stating the court in which the action is brought and a brief statement of the causes of contest, as set forth in the contestor's statement. The summons shall be served upon the contestee in the same manner as other summonses are served out of the district court.

(2)The contestee, within ten days after the date of service of such summons, shall make and file an answer to the same with the clerk of the court in which the contestee shall either admit or specifically deny each allegation intended to be controverted by the contestee on the trial of such contest and shall

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(1) If the clerk of the district court receives
a statement as set forth in section 1-13.5-1403, the clerk shall issue a summons in
the ordinary form, naming the contestor as plaintiff and the contestee as
defendant, stating the court in which the action is brought and a brief statement of
the causes of contest, as set forth in the contestor's statement. The summons shall
be served upon the contestee in the same manner as other summonses are served
out of the district court.

(2) The contestee, within ten days after the date of service of such summons,
shall make and file an answer to the same with the clerk of the court in which the
contestee shall either admit or specifically deny each allegation intended to be
controverted by the contestee on the trial of such contest and shall set in that
answer any counterstatement that he or she relies upon as entitling the contestee
to the office to which he or she has been declared elected.

(3) If the reception of illegal votes or the rejection of legal votes is alleged as
the cause of the contest, a list of the persons who so voted or offered to vote must
be set forth in the statement of the contestor and must be likewise set forth in the
answer of the contestee if any such cause is alleged in his or her answer by way of
counterstatement.

(4) If the answer of the contestee contains new matter constituting a
counterstatement, the contestor, within ten days after the filing of such answer,
shall reply to the same, admitting or specifically denying, under oath, each
allegation contained in such counterstatement intended by him or her to be
controverted on the trial, and file the same in the office of the clerk of the district
court.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 55, � 6, effective February 18. L. 2016: (3) amended, (HB 16-1442), ch. 313, p. 1270, � 17, effective August 10.