§ 22-30-122 — Election of school directors in new school districts

Colorado § 22-30-122

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 22: Education
• Art.: School District Organization

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(1) When a
new school district is formed under the provisions of this part 1, the chair of the
committee shall call for a special election in such new school district for the
selection of a board of education for the school district, to be held on the day
specified in the final approved plan of organization. At such election, five or seven
school directors, the number having been established in the final approved plan of
organization pursuant to the provisions of section 22-30-114 (1)(h), shall be elected
for four-year terms as follows:

(a) When five school directors are to be elected at such election, two school
directors shall be elected to serve until the next regular biennial school election
and three school directors shall be elected to serve until the second regular
biennial school election. As the term of office of each school director expires, a
successor shall be elected for a four-year term of office.

(b) When seven directors are to be elected at such election, three school
directors shall be elected to serve until the next regular biennial school election
and four school directors shall be elected to serve until the second regular biennial
school election. As the term of office of each school director expires, a successor
shall be elected for a four-year term of office.

(c) The election of new school directors pursuant to this section shall be held
in accordance with the Colorado Election Code of 1980, referred to after January
1, 1993, as the Uniform Election Code of 1992, articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S.,
except as otherwise provided in this article.

(2) Within ten days after the first election of members of the board of
education, the members so elected for such new school district shall meet and shall
elect officers as provided by law and thereupon enter upon and perform all the
duties and exercise all the powers of a board of education. Such officers shall be
selected to serve until the next regular biennial school election.

(3) When the members of the board of education of the new school district
assume their duties as provided in this article, the board of education of any school
district situated wholly within said new school district shall cease to function, and
the terms of office of the members thereof shall thereupon automatically expire.

(4) Any person desiring to be a candidate for the office of director of a new
school district formed under the provisions of this article 30 shall be an eligible
elector of the school district and, if directors in such new school district are elected
under a director district plan of representation, a resident of the director district
that the candidate seeks to represent. Each such candidate must be nominated in
the manner otherwise provided by law for school directors. Limits on contributions
to candidates for the board of education of a school district are specified in section
1-45-103.7 (1.7). The disclosure of such contributions is governed in accordance with
sections 1-45-108 and 1-45-109.

Legislative History

Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 505, � 1, effective June 1. L. 96: IP(1) amended, p. 59, � 13, effective July 1. L. 2022: (4) amended, (HB 22-1060), ch. 99, p. 474, � 6, effective July 1.