House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
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April 7, 2025
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB25-1319 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 3, line 2, strike "general".
Page 1, Line 2Page 4, lines 8 and 9, strike "vacancy election, including the cost
Page 1, Line 3of printing and supplies." and substitute "coordinated election,
Page 1, Line 4which may include the vacancy election, according to
Page 1, Line 5subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b) of this section.".
Page 1, Line 6Page 4, line 21, strike "(8), (9), and (10)" and substitute "(8) and (9)".
Page 1, Line 7Page 4, line 23, strike "rules." and substitute "definition.".
Page 1, Line 8Page 5, line 26, strike "election," and substitute "election or the
Page 1, Line 9Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November of the
Page 1, Line 10odd-numbered year following the vacancy, whichever occurs
Page 1, Line 11sooner,".
Page 1, Line 12Page 5, line 27, strike "election." and substitute "election; except
Page 1, Line 13that, if the vacancy occurs on or after July 31 of an
Page 1, Line 14even-numbered year but before ballot content is certified for
Page 1, Line 15the general election held in that even-numbered year and the
Page 1, Line 16vacant seat is scheduled to be on the ballot at the general
Page 1, Line 17election held in that even-numbered year, the vacancy is filled
Page 1, Line 18at that general election according to law.".
Page 1, Line 19Page 6, line 2, after "next" insert "regularly scheduled".
Page 1, Line 20Page 6, line 6, strike "who" and substitute "who, as of one year prior
Page 1, Line 21to the date of the county commissioner vacancy election,".
Page 2, Line 1Page 6, line 7, after "and" insert "residents".
Page 2, Line 2Page 6, strike lines 14 through 18 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 3"(c) A candidate for a county commissioner vacancy
Page 2, Line 4election is eligible to be placed on the ballot if the candidate:".
Page 2, Line 5Page 6, lines 25 through 27, strike "at least seventy-five days prior
Page 2, Line 6to the county commissioner vacancy election," and substitute "no
Page 2, Line 7later than thirty days after their petition format has been
Page 2, Line 8approved or eighty-five days prior to the county commissioner
Page 2, Line 9vacancy election, whichever is sooner,".
Page 2, Line 10Page 7, strike line 4 and substitute "elected. Part 9 of article 4 of
Page 2, Line 11this title 1 applies to petitions submitted pursuant to subsection
Page 2, Line 12(8) of this section; except that the provisions of part 9 of article
Page 2, Line 134 of this title 1 that conflict with the requirements or timeline
Page 2, Line 14described in this section do not apply to petitions submitted
Page 2, Line 15pursuant to subsection (8) of this section. Petitions must not be
Page 2, Line 16circulated and signatures must not be obtained prior to the
Page 2, Line 17first business day after the effective date of the vacancy. A
Page 2, Line 18petition must not be circulated until it has been approved as
Page 2, Line 19meeting the requirements of section 1-4-904 as to form. The
Page 2, Line 20county clerk and recorder shall approve or disapprove a
Page 2, Line 21petition as to form no later than the close of the second
Page 2, Line 22business day following submission of the proposed petition.".
Page 2, Line 23Page 7, line 5, after "party" insert "county chair".
Page 2, Line 24Page 7, line 8, strike "party's" and substitute "party county chair's".
Page 2, Line 25Page 7, strike lines 15 through 18 and substitute "the vacancy
Page 2, Line 26committee member's signature only counts toward the thirty
Page 2, Line 27percent of applicable vacancy committee member signatures
Page 2, Line 28required pursuant to subsection (8)(c)(I) of this section on the
Page 2, Line 29first nominating statement submitted that contains the
Page 2, Line 30signature.".
Page 2, Line 31Page 8, line 5, after "ballot." insert "Candidate placement on the
Page 2, Line 32ballot is drawn by lot.".
Page 2, Line 33Page 8, lines 9 and 10, strike "later signature does not count" and
Page 3, Line 1substitute "signature only counts".
Page 3, Line 2Page 8, strike line 12 and substitute "section on the first petition
Page 3, Line 3submitted that contains the signature.".
Page 3, Line 4Page 8, lines 15 and 16, strike "voters who reside in the same
Page 3, Line 5district represented by" and substitute "eligible electors of the
Page 3, Line 6county of".
Page 3, Line 7Page 9, lines 5 and 6, strike "the county commissioner vacancy
Page 3, Line 8election uses" and substitute "eligible electors are established
Page 3, Line 9using".
Page 3, Line 10Page 9, after line 24 insert:
Page 3, Line 11"(9) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise
Page 3, Line 12requires, "county commissioner vacancy election" means an
Page 3, Line 13election described in subsection (8)(a) of this section held in
Page 3, Line 14November of an odd-numbered year, which may be part of a
Page 3, Line 15coordinated election, and which is held for the purpose of
Page 3, Line 16filling a vacancy in an unexpired term of the office of county
Page 3, Line 17commissioner who was affiliated with a major political party in
Page 3, Line 18a county with a population of at least fifty thousand.".
Page 3, Line 19Page 9, strike line 26 and substitute "and (8) as follows:".
Page 3, Line 20Page 10, strike lines 4 and 5 and substitute ""candidate" also includes
Page 3, Line 21a candidate for a county commissioner vacancy election, as
Page 3, Line 22defined in section 1-12-206 (9).".
Page 3, Line 23Page 10, strike lines 13 through 26.
Page 3, Line 24Page 11, strike lines 6 through 10 and substitute "established in the
Page 3, Line 25name of a candidate who is running for a county commissioner
Page 3, Line 26vacancy election, as defined in section 1-12-206 (9), may accept
Page 3, Line 27from any one person the aggregate contribution limit for a
Page 3, Line 28general election as specified in subsection (1.5) of".
Page 3, Line 29Page 11, strike lines 14 through 16 and substitute "candidate who is
Page 3, Line 30running for a county commissioner vacancy election, as defined
Page 3, Line 31in section 1-12-206 (9), may expend contributions in accordance".
Page 3, Line 32Page 11, after line 18 insert:
Page 4, Line 1"SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-45-108, amend
Page 4, Line 2(2)(a)(I)(C), (2)(a)(I)(D), and (2)(a)(I)(F) as follows:
Page 4, Line 31-45-108. Disclosure - definitions - repeal. (2) (a) (I) Except as
Page 4, Line 4provided in subsections (2)(a)(V), (2.1), (2.5), (2.7), and (6) of this
Page 4, Line 5section, such reports that are required to be filed with the secretary of
Page 4, Line 6state must be filed:
Page 4, Line 7(C) On the first day of each month beginning the sixth full month
Page 4, Line 8before the major election; except that no monthly report shall be required
Page 4, Line 9on the first day of the month in which the major election or county
Page 4, Line 10commissioner vacancy election, as defined in section 1-12-206 (9),
Page 4, Line 11is held;
Page 4, Line 12(D) On the first Monday in September and on each Monday every
Page 4, Line 13two weeks thereafter before the major election or county
Page 4, Line 14commissioner vacancy election, as defined in section 1-12-206 (9);
Page 4, Line 15(F) Fourteen days before and thirty days after a special legislative
Page 4, Line 16election or county commissioner vacancy election, as defined in
Page 4, Line 17section 1-12-206 (9), held in an off-election year.".
Page 4, Line 18Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
Page 4, Line 19Strike "as described in section 1-12-206 (8)(a)" and substitute "as
Page 4, Line 20defined in section 1-12-206 (9)" on: Page 4, lines 4 and 15 and 16.
Page 4, Line 21Strike "described in subsection (8)(a) of this section" on: Page 6,
Page 4, Line 22lines 5 and 6; and Page 9, lines 13 and 17 and 18.
Page 4, Line 23Strike "as described in subsection (8)(a) of this section" on: Page
Page 4, Line 248, lines 14 and 15 and 24.