House Bill 25-1100 Introduced

A Bill for an Act

• Page 1, Line 101Concerning modifications to the requirements for filling

• Page 1, Line 102vacancies in certain offices.

Bill Summary

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.)

Current law requires the political party central committee of most jurisdictions to select a vacancy committee to fill vacancies in the central committee and in the district and state offices held by members of the political party. Current law also requires a vacancy committee to consist of, at a minimum, the members of the central committee of a jurisdiction. The bill requires that a vacancy committee selected by a central committee to fill a vacancy also consist of, at a minimum, the individuals elected as delegates to the applicable jurisdiction's district assembly. The bill modifies the vacancy committee statutes for the office of county commissioner and members of the state school board in accordance with this change.

Currently, if the vacancy committee for a vacancy in the office of county commissioner fails to fill the vacancy within 10 days, the governor is required to fill the vacancy by appointment within 15 days after the vacancy occurs. The bill extends these timing requirements to 30 days and 35 days respectively.

Currently, a vacancy committee to fill a vacancy in the general assembly may not meet to select a person to fill a vacancy unless a written notice of the time and location of the meeting was mailed to each of the committee members at least 10 days prior to the meeting. The bill modifies the notice requirement by requiring the notice to be mailed at least 6 days prior to the meeting.

• Page 2, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

• Page 2, Line 2SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-3-103, amend (12) and (13) as follows:

• Page 2, Line 31-3-103.  Party committees. (12)  If a central committee of a

• Page 2, Line 4jurisdiction fails to select a vacancy committee, the vacancy committee

• Page 2, Line 5is comprised of the central committee of the jurisdiction serves as the

• Page 2, Line 6vacancy committee and the individuals elected as delegates to the

• Page 2, Line 7applicable district assembly pursuant to section 1-4-602 at the most recent district assembly.

• Page 2, Line 8(13)  In selecting the members of a vacancy committee authorized

• Page 2, Line 9to fill vacancies in office pursuant to this section, the central committee

• Page 2, Line 10of a jurisdiction shall select, at a minimum, the members of the

• Page 2, Line 11jurisdiction's central committee and the delegates elected to the

• Page 2, Line 12applicable district assembly pursuant to section 1-4-602 at the most recent district assembly.

• Page 2, Line 13SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-12-203, amend (2) as follows:

• Page 3, Line 11-12-203.  Vacancies in general assembly. (2)  No vacancy

• Page 3, Line 2committee may select a person to fill a vacancy at a meeting held pursuant

• Page 3, Line 3to this section unless a written notice announcing the time and location of

• Page 3, Line 4the vacancy committee meeting was mailed to each of the committee

• Page 3, Line 5members at least ten six days prior to the meeting by the chairperson of

• Page 3, Line 6the central committee that selected the members. Mailing of the notice is

• Page 3, Line 7effective when the notice is properly addressed and deposited in the United States mail, with first-class postage prepaid.

• Page 3, Line 8SECTION 3.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-12-206, amend (1), (2), and (3) as follows:

• Page 3, Line 91-12-206.  Vacancies in the office of county commissioner.

• Page 3, Line 10(1)  In case of a vacancy occurring in the office of county commissioner,

• Page 3, Line 11a vacancy committee constituted as provided in this section shall, by a

• Page 3, Line 12majority vote of its members present at a meeting called for the purpose,

• Page 3, Line 13fill the vacancy by appointment within ten days after the occurrence of the

• Page 3, Line 14vacancy. The meeting shall not be held unless a quorum is present

• Page 3, Line 15consisting of not less than one-half of the voting members of the vacancy

• Page 3, Line 16committee. A member of the vacancy committee may not vote by proxy.

• Page 3, Line 17If the vacancy committee fails to fill the vacancy within ten thirty days,

• Page 3, Line 18the governor shall fill the vacancy by appointment within fifteen thirty-five days after the occurrence of the vacancy.

• Page 3, Line 19(2)  If the vacating commissioner was elected by the electors of the

• Page 3, Line 20whole county, whether at large or from a district, the successor shall be

• Page 3, Line 21appointed by a vacancy committee constituted of those persons selected

• Page 3, Line 22at the county central committee organizational meeting of the same

• Page 3, Line 23political party as the vacating commissioner. In selecting the members of

• Page 4, Line 1a vacancy committee, the central committee of a jurisdiction shall select,

• Page 4, Line 2at a minimum, the members of the jurisdiction's central committee and

• Page 4, Line 3the individuals elected as delegates to the applicable district assembly pursuant to section 1-4-602.

• Page 4, Line 4(3)  If the vacating commissioner was elected only by the electors

• Page 4, Line 5of the district from which the vacating commissioner was elected, the

• Page 4, Line 6county commissioner district central committee of the same district and

• Page 4, Line 7political party as the vacating commissioner shall appoint a vacancy

• Page 4, Line 8committee whose sole purpose shall be to name a successor to the

• Page 4, Line 9position of county commissioner. In selecting the members of a vacancy

• Page 4, Line 10committee, the central committee of a jurisdiction shall select, at a

• Page 4, Line 11minimum, the members of the jurisdiction's central committee and the

• Page 4, Line 12individuals elected as delegates to the applicable district

• Page 4, Line 13assembly pursuant to section 1-4-602. In the event the county

• Page 4, Line 14commissioner district central committee fails to appoint a vacancy

• Page 4, Line 15committee, the vacancy committee shall consist of the members of the

• Page 4, Line 16jurisdiction's central committee and the individuals elected as delegates to the district assembly pursuant to section 1-4-602.

• Page 4, Line 17SECTION 4.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-2-105.5, amend (3)(a) as follows:

• Page 4, Line 1822-2-105.5.  State board of education - definitions - vacancies

• Page 4, Line 19- procedure for filling. (3) (a)  Any vacancy occurring on the state board,

• Page 4, Line 20other than a vacancy in a seat filled by a member elected from the state

• Page 4, Line 21at large, shall be filled by the vacancy committee of the party

• Page 4, Line 22congressional central committee of the same political party as the

• Page 4, Line 23vacating board member for the congressional district represented by the

• Page 4, Line 24vacating board member. For purposes of this section, in selecting the

• Page 5, Line 1members of a vacancy committee, the central committee of a jurisdiction

• Page 5, Line 2shall select, at a minimum, the members of the jurisdiction's central

• Page 5, Line 3committee and the individuals elected as delegates to the

• Page 5, Line 4applicable district assembly pursuant to section 1-4-602. If no

• Page 5, Line 5vacancy committee of the party congressional central committee exists,

• Page 5, Line 6the party congressional central committee and the individuals elected

• Page 5, Line 7as delegates to the applicable district assembly pursuant to section 1-4-602 shall perform the functions of the vacancy committee.

• Page 5, Line 8SECTION 5.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act

• Page 5, Line 9takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the

• Page 5, Line 10ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except

• Page 5, Line 11that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V

• Page 5, Line 12of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this

• Page 5, Line 13act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take

• Page 5, Line 14effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in

• Page 5, Line 15November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.