Colorado § 1-4-401 Time of congressional vacancy elections

Colorado Statutes

§ 1-4-401 — Time of congressional vacancy elections

Colorado § 1-4-401

Title 01Elections

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-4-401 (2026).

Text

(1)Except as provided in section 1-4-401.5, when any vacancy occurs in the office of representative in congress from this state, the governor shall set a day to hold an election to fill the vacancy and cause notice of the election to be given as required in part 2 of article 5 of this title; but no congressional vacancy election shall be held during the ninety days prior to a general election or less than eighty-five days or more than one hundred days after the vacancy occurs.

(2)A congressional vacancy election shall be conducted and the results thereof surveyed and certified in all respects as nearly as practicable in like manner as for general elections, except as otherwise provided in this code.

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(1) Except as provided in
section 1-4-401.5, when any vacancy occurs in the office of representative in
congress from this state, the governor shall set a day to hold an election to fill the
vacancy and cause notice of the election to be given as required in part 2 of article
5 of this title; but no congressional vacancy election shall be held during the ninety
days prior to a general election or less than eighty-five days or more than one
hundred days after the vacancy occurs.

(2) A congressional vacancy election shall be conducted and the results
thereof surveyed and certified in all respects as nearly as practicable in like manner
as for general elections, except as otherwise provided in this code.

Legislative History

Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 324, � 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 83: (1) amended, p. 350, � 10, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 676, � 4, effective January 1, 1993. L. 93: (1) amended, p. 1765, � 3, effective June 6. L. 95: (1) amended, p. 829, � 25, effective July 1. L. 2008: (1) amended, p. 409, � 2, effective August 5. L. 2011: (1) amended, (SB 11-189), ch. 243, p. 1063, � 5, effective May 27.