Colorado § 22-31-131 Election procedures in districts composed of a city and county

Colorado Statutes

§ 22-31-131 — Election procedures in districts composed of a city and county

Colorado § 22-31-131

Title 22Education

Art.School District Directors - Election

This text of Colorado § 22-31-131 (Election procedures in districts composed of a city and county) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Colorado primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-131 (2026).

Text

(1)The regular biennial school election in each school district coterminous with a city and county shall be held on the first Tuesday in November of each odd-numbered year, shall be conducted and supervised by the election commission of the city and county, and shall be governed by articles 1 to 13 of title 1. Limits on contributions to candidates for the board of education of such 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. (1.5) (a) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(I)In enacting section 7 of article XX of the state constitution, the people of the state of Colorado recognized the uniqueness of the city and county of Denver and provided for the

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(1) The regular biennial school election in each school district coterminous with a
city and county shall be held on the first Tuesday in November of each odd-numbered year, shall be conducted and supervised by the election commission of
the city and county, and shall be governed by articles 1 to 13 of title 1. Limits on
contributions to candidates for the board of education of such 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.

(1.5) (a) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(I) In enacting section 7 of article XX of the state constitution, the people of
the state of Colorado recognized the uniqueness of the city and county of Denver
and provided for the city and county of Denver to constitute a single school district,
district number 1;

(II) Section 7 of article XX of the state constitution, provides that the
conduct, affairs, and business of district number 1 for the city and county of Denver
be in the hands of a board of education consisting of such numbers and elected in
such manner as the general school laws of the state shall provide;

(III) The principle of shared decision-making by the board of education, the
individual school, and the parents of children enrolled in the individual school is
being stressed in district number 1;

(IV) All communities of district number 1, especially the parents of pupils
enrolled in the district, should be represented on the board of education and the
views of such communities will be better represented if five of the seven members
of the board of education are elected under a director district plan of
representation;

(V) Such a director district plan of representation for district number 1 would
promote accountability of members of the board of education of district number 1
to the needs of their constituents.

(b) (I) On and after January 1, 1993, each school district coterminous with a
city and county shall elect a seven-member board of education with one eligible
elector elected from each of five director districts and two eligible electors elected
from the district at large. Directors elected from each of the five director districts
shall be voted on by the eligible electors residing within the director district only,
but the two directors elected at large shall be voted on by the electors of the entire
district. Directors shall be elected for four-year terms.

(II) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2004, p. 195, � 14, effective August 4, 2004.)

(c) (I) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2004, p. 195, � 14, effective August 4,
2004.)

(II) The board of education for school district number 1 shall provide for the
revision of the director district boundaries following each federal census.

(1.7) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2004, p. 195, � 14, effective August 4, 2004.)

(2) to (11) (Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 835, � 31, effective January 1,
1993.)

(12) (a) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2006, p. 606, � 23, effective August 7,
2006.)

(b) and (c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2004, p. 195, � 14, effective August 4,
2004.)

Legislative History

Source: L. 64: p. 613, � 31. C.R.S. 1963: � 123-31-31. L. 70: p. 179, � 28. L. 74: (1) R&RE and (4) amended, p. 372, �� 9, 10, effective March 21. L. 75: Entire section R&RE, p. 693, � 16, effective July 1. L. 87: (2) amended, p. 315, � 49, effective July 1. L. 92: (1.5) added and (3), (4), and (6) amended, p. 479, � 2, effective June 4; entire article amended, p. 835, � 31, effective January 1, 1993. L. 93: (1.5)(b)(I) amended, p. 1782, � 48, effective June 6; (1.5)(c)(I)(D) and (1.5)(c)(I)(E) amended, p. 1460, � 5, effective June 6. L. 94: (1), (1.5)(c)(I)(A), (1.5)(c)(I)(C), (1.5)(c)(I)(D), and (1.5)(c)(I)(E) amended and (1.7) added, p. 1181, � 79, effective July 1. L. 99: (1.5)(c)(II) amended and (12) added, p. 475, � 8, effective April 30. L. 2004: (1), (1.5)(b)(II), (1.5)(c), (1.7), and (12) amended, p. 195, � 14, effective August 4. L. 2006: (1.5)(c)(II) and (12)(a) amended, p. 606, � 23, effective August 7. L. 2022: (1) amended, (HB 22-1060), ch. 99, p. 475, � 8, effective July 1.