A Bill for an Act
Page 1, Line 101Concerning vacancies in the general assembly, and, in
Page 1, Line 102connection therewith, making an appropriation.
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.)
Sections 1 and 2 of the bill change the number of committeepersons elected at a political party's precinct caucus from 2 to 4.
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. Section 2 requires that a vacancy committee selected by a state senatorial central committee or state representative central committee to fill a vacancy also consist of, at a minimum, any county commissioners who are members of the political party and reside within the state senatorial or state representative district. Section 2 also provides that if a vacancy in the office of precinct committeeperson is filled, the new appointee shall not participate in the vacancy committee process to fill a vacancy in the general assembly until, at the earliest, 91 days after appointment.
Current law provides that vacancies in the general assembly are filled by vacancy committee selection until the next general election after the vacancy occurs, when the vacancy is filled by election. Section 4 modifies the way that vacancies are filled by election when the vacating member of the general assembly is affiliated with a major political party by requiring that, if the vacancy occurs on or after July 31 of an even-numbered year and before July 31 of an odd-numbered year, the vacancy must be filled by vacancy committee selection until the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November of the odd-numbered year following the vacancy, when the vacancy must be filled by a major political party at the odd-year November election (major political party vacancy election). The candidate elected in the major political party vacancy election serves until the next general election. If a vacancy in the general assembly occurs on or after July 31of an odd-numbered year and before July 31 of an even-numbered year and the vacating member is affiliated with a major political party, the vacancy is filled pursuant to current law.
The only candidates who may run in a major political party vacancy election are candidates who are members of the same political party and of the same representative or senatorial district represented by the former member of the general assembly whose seat is vacant. The only voters who may vote in the major political party vacancy election are voters who are unaffiliated or are members of the same political party as the former member of the general assembly whose seat is vacant and who reside in the same representative or senatorial district represented by the former member of the general assembly whose seat is vacant.
A candidate must be placed on the ballot for a major political party vacancy election if the candidate:
- Files a nominating statement signed by 30% of the district vacancy committee members with the secretary of state and the candidate's major political party before 5p.m. on the seventieth day preceding the major political party vacancy election; or
- Submits to the secretary of state, at least 75 days prior to the major political party vacancy election, a notarized candidate's statement of intent and a petition signed by at least 200 electors who are affiliated with the same major political party as the candidate and are eligible to vote in the district for which the candidate is to be elected.
No other candidates are placed on the ballot. If a vacancy committee member signs a nominating statement after having signed another nominating statement filed for the same office in the same major political party election, the vacancy committee member's later signature does not count towards the thirty percent of applicable vacancy committee member signatures required. If an eligible elector signs a petition after having signed another petition submitted for the same office in the same major political party election, the elector's later signature does not count towards the two hundred elector signatures required.
Section 4 also requires vacancy committee meetings to fill vacancies in the general assembly to be accessible in real time by live streaming video or audio that is recorded and accessible to the public. Section 3 provides that a political party may, by vote of the party's state central committee, forego a major political party election and choose to nominate a candidate by assembly or convention instead.
Section 5 defines a vacancy contender for the purpose of campaign finance regulations as any person who seeks to be selected by a vacancy committee to fill a vacancy in the general assembly (vacancy contender) and adds vacancy contenders to the definition of candidate.
Section 6 establishes contribution limits for a candidate committee established in the name of a candidate who is a vacancy contender and provides deadlines by which a candidate committee established in the name of a vacancy contender may expend contributions.
Section 7 requires disclosures for contributions related to vacancy contenders and requires those disclosures to be filed on the Monday of each week during the period in which the vacancy committee is selecting a vacancy contender to fill the vacancy in the general assembly.
This Unofficial Version Includes Committee
Amendments Not Yet Adopted on Second Reading
Page 3, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
Page 3, Line 2SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-3-103, amend (1)(a), (12), and (13); and add (14) and (15) as follows:
Page 3, Line 31-3-103. Party committees. (1) (a) At its own precinct caucus,
Page 3, Line 4each political party shall elect two committeepersons for each election
Page 3, Line 5precinct as provided in section 1-3-102. Each committeeperson shall hold
Page 4, Line 1the position for a term of two years after the date of the election, and each
Page 4, Line 2shall serve until a successor is duly elected or appointed and commences
Page 4, Line 3the term of office. In case of a vacancy in the office of precinct
Page 4, Line 4committeeperson, the vacancy may be filled by the members of the county
Page 4, Line 5central committee vacancy committee. If the county central committee
Page 4, Line 6vacancy committee does not fill the vacancy within thirty days of the
Page 4, Line 7vacancy occurring, the vacancy may be filled by the recommendation of
Page 4, Line 8the county chair, subject to ratification by the county central committee.
Page 4, Line 9If the county chair does not fill the vacancy within sixty days of the
Page 4, Line 10vacancy occurring, the vacancy may be filled by recommendation of the
Page 4, Line 11state chair, subject to ratification by the county central committee. The
Page 4, Line 12person selected must be a resident of the precinct in which the vacancy
Page 4, Line 13occurred. When a vacancy in the office of precinct
Page 4, Line 14committeeperson is filled in accordance with this section, the
Page 4, Line 15newly appointed precinct committeeperson shall not participate
Page 4, Line 16in the vacancy committee process described in section 1-12-203 to
Page 4, Line 17fill a vacancy in the general assembly until, at the earliest,
Page 4, Line 18ninety-one days after the newly appointed precinct committeeperson was appointed.
Page 4, Line 19(12) If a jurisdiction's central committee
of a jurisdictionPage 4, Line 20is not a state senatorial central committee or state
Page 4, Line 21representative central committee fails to select a vacancy
Page 4, Line 22committee, the central committee of the jurisdiction serves as the vacancy committee.
Page 4, Line 23(13) In selecting the members of a vacancy committee authorized
Page 4, Line 24to fill vacancies in office pursuant to this section, the jurisdiction's
Page 4, Line 25central committee
of a jurisdictionPage 5, Line 1central committee or state representative central committee
Page 5, Line 2shall select, at a minimum, the members of the jurisdiction's central committee.
Page 5, Line 3(14) If a state senatorial central committee or state
Page 5, Line 4representative central committee fails to select a vacancy
Page 5, Line 5committee, the vacancy committee is comprised of the state
Page 5, Line 6senatorial central committee or state representative central
Page 5, Line 7committee and any county commissioners who are members of
Page 5, Line 8the political party and reside within the state senatorial or state representative district.
Page 5, Line 9(15) In selecting the members of a vacancy committee
Page 5, Line 10authorized to fill vacancies in office pursuant to this section,
Page 5, Line 11the state senatorial central committee or state representative
Page 5, Line 12central committee shall select, at a minimum, the members of
Page 5, Line 13the state senatorial central committee or state representative
Page 5, Line 14central committee and any county commissioners who are
Page 5, Line 15members of the political party and reside within the state senatorial or state representative district.
Page 5, Line 16SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-4-702, amend (1) and (3) as follows:
Page 5, Line 171-4-702. Nominations of candidates for general election by
Page 5, Line 18convention. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a political
Page 5, Line 19party may choose to change from the nomination of candidates by
Page 5, Line 20primary election or by the process described in section 1-12-203 in
Page 5, Line 21the case of a major political party vacancy election to the
Page 5, Line 22nomination of candidates by assembly or convention for all offices
Page 5, Line 23including, but not limited to, United States senator, representative in
Page 6, Line 1congress, all elective state, district, and county officers, and members of
Page 6, Line 2the general assembly if at least three-fourths of the total voting
Page 6, Line 3membership of the party's state central committee votes are cast in the
Page 6, Line 4affirmative to use the assembly or convention nomination process;
Page 6, Line 5except that nominations by major political parties for candidates for
Page 6, Line 6lieutenant governor shall be made by the party's candidate for governor
Page 6, Line 7pursuant to section 1-4-502 (3). Such vote of the party central committee
Page 6, Line 8shall occur no later than October 1 of the year preceding the year in which
Page 6, Line 9an assembly or convention nominating process is to be used. For
Page 6, Line 10purposes of this vote, members of the state central committee shall not vote by proxy.
Page 6, Line 11(3) Whichever method of candidate selection is chosen by a major
Page 6, Line 12political party as between primary election, assembly or convention, all
Page 6, Line 13of the candidates for that party at any level of office in that election year
Page 6, Line 14must be selected by such method, except that the requirements of this
Page 6, Line 15provision shall not apply to a primary for president of the United States
Page 6, Line 16if such an election is held or to candidates for a major political party vacancy election pursuant to section 1-12-203.
Page 6, Line 17SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-5-505.5, add (1)(d) as follows:
Page 6, Line 181-5-505.5. State reimbursement to counties for elections with
Page 6, Line 19state certified ballot content. (1) (d) (I) For a major political party
Page 6, Line 20vacancy election, as described in section 1-12-203 (1.5), held as
Page 6, Line 21part of an odd-year November election for which the state
Page 6, Line 22certifies any ballot content, the state shall reimburse each county as provided in subsection (1)(a) of this section.
Page 6, Line 23(II) For a major political party vacancy election, as
Page 7, Line 1described in section 1-12-203 (1.5), held as part of an odd-year
Page 7, Line 2November election for which the state does not certify any
Page 7, Line 3ballot content, the costs that the county incurs in conducting the vacancy election are borne by the county.
Page 7, Line 4SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-12-203, amend (1) and (3)(a); and add (1.5) as follows:
Page 7, Line 51-12-203. Vacancies in general assembly. (1) In the event of a
Page 7, Line 6vacancy in the general assembly caused by the death or resignation of a
Page 7, Line 7member who has been sworn into office, caused by the death or
Page 7, Line 8resignation of a member who has been elected to a seat but who has not
Page 7, Line 9yet been sworn into office, or caused by a person not taking the oath of
Page 7, Line 10office as provided in
paragraph (b) of subsection (3)Page 7, Line 11of this section, the vacancy shall be filled by the appropriate vacancy
Page 7, Line 12committee, if any, as provided in section 1-3-103 (1)(d), of the same
Page 7, Line 13political party and of the same representative or senatorial district
Page 7, Line 14represented by the former member whose seat is vacant. If the member
Page 7, Line 15was affiliated with a minor political party, then the vacancy
shallPage 7, Line 16be filled by the vacancy committee designated in the constitution or
Page 7, Line 17bylaws of the minor political party. If the member was unaffiliated with
Page 7, Line 18a political party, then the vacancy
shallPage 7, Line 19committee designated on the petition for nomination pursuant to section
Page 7, Line 201-4-802 (1)(e); except that, if the member has no vacancy
Page 7, Line 21committee, the vacancy must be filled by the governor.Except
Page 7, Line 22as otherwise provided in subsection (1.5) of this section, the
Page 7, Line 23vacancy
shallshallPage 7, Line 24(1.5) (a) Except as provided in section 1-12-208, if a vacancy
Page 8, Line 1in the general assembly occurs on or after July 31 of an
Page 8, Line 2odd-numbered year and before July 31 of the next
Page 8, Line 3even-numbered year and the former member whose seat is
Page 8, Line 4vacant was affiliated with a major political party, the vacancy
Page 8, Line 5must be filled by a vacancy committee pursuant to subsection (1)
Page 8, Line 6or (5) of this section until the next general election after the vacancy occurs, when the vacancy must be filled by election.
Page 8, Line 7(b) Except as provided in section 1-12-208, if a vacancy in
Page 8, Line 8the general assembly occurs on or after July 31 of an
Page 8, Line 9even-numbered year and before July 31 of the next
Page 8, Line 10odd-numbered year and the former member whose seat is vacant
Page 8, Line 11was affiliated with a major political party, the vacancy must be
Page 8, Line 12filled by a vacancy committee pursuant to subsection (1) or (5)
Page 8, Line 13of this section until the next odd-numbered year coordinated
Page 8, Line 14election, or if there is no coordinated election scheduled for
Page 8, Line 15the odd-numbered year following the vacancy, until the
Page 8, Line 16Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November of the
Page 8, Line 17odd-numbered year following the vacancy, when the vacancy
Page 8, Line 18must be filled by a major political party vacancy election;
Page 8, Line 19except that, if the vacancy occurs on or after July 31 of an
Page 8, Line 20even-numbered year but before ballot content is certified for
Page 8, Line 21the general election held in that even-numbered year and the
Page 8, Line 22vacant seat is scheduled to be on the ballot at the general
Page 8, Line 23election held in that even-numbered year, the vacancy is filled
Page 8, Line 24at that general election according to law. The candidate
Page 8, Line 25elected in the major political party vacancy election shall
Page 8, Line 26serve until the next general election, when the vacancy must be filled by election.
Page 9, Line 1(c) The only candidates who may run in a major political
Page 9, Line 2party vacancy election described in subsection (1.5)(b) of this
Page 9, Line 3section are candidates who, as of one year prior to the date of
Page 9, Line 4the major political party vacancy election, are members of the
Page 9, Line 5same political party and of the same representative or
Page 9, Line 6senatorial district as the former member whose seat is vacant.
Page 9, Line 7The only voters who may vote in the major political party vacancy election are voters who:
Page 9, Line 8(I) Are unaffiliated or are members of the same political party as the former member whose seat is vacant; and
Page 9, Line 9(II) Reside in the same representative or senatorial district represented by the former member whose seat is vacant.
Page 9, Line 10(d) A candidate must be placed on the ballot for a major
Page 9, Line 11political party vacancy election described in subsection (1.5)(b) of this section if the candidate:
Page 9, Line 12(I) Files a nominating statement on a form created by the
Page 9, Line 13candidate's political party that is signed by thirty percent of
Page 9, Line 14the applicable vacancy committee members with the secretary
Page 9, Line 15of state and the candidate's political party before 5 p.m. on the
Page 9, Line 16seventieth day preceding the major political party vacancy election; or
Page 9, Line 17(II) Submits to the secretary of state, no later than
Page 9, Line 18thirty days after their petition format has been approved or
Page 9, Line 19eighty-five days prior to the major political party vacancy
Page 9, Line 20election, whichever is sooner, a notarized candidate's
Page 9, Line 21statement of intent and a petition signed by at least two
Page 10, Line 1hundred electors who are affiliated with the same political
Page 10, Line 2party as the candidate and are eligible to vote in the district
Page 10, Line 3for which the candidate is to be elected. Part 9 of article 4 of
Page 10, Line 4this title 1 applies to petitions submitted pursuant to this
Page 10, Line 5section; except that the provisions of part 9 of article 4 of this
Page 10, Line 6title 1 that conflict with the requirements or timeline described
Page 10, Line 7in this section do not apply to petitions submitted pursuant to
Page 10, Line 8this section. Petitions must not be circulated and signatures
Page 10, Line 9must not be obtained prior to the first business day after the
Page 10, Line 10effective date of the vacancy. A petition must not be circulated
Page 10, Line 11until it has been approved as meeting the requirements of section
Page 10, Line 121-4-904 as to form. The secretary of state shall approve or
Page 10, Line 13disapprove a petition as to form no later than the close of the
Page 10, Line 14second business day following submission of the proposed petition.
Page 10, Line 15(e) If a vacancy committee member signs a nominating
Page 10, Line 16statement in accordance with subsection (1.5)(d)(I) of this
Page 10, Line 17section after having signed another nominating statement filed
Page 10, Line 18for the same office in the same major political party election,
Page 10, Line 19the vacancy committee member's signature only counts towards
Page 10, Line 20the thirty percent of applicable vacancy committee member
Page 10, Line 21signatures required pursuant to subsection (1.5)(d)(I) of this
Page 10, Line 22section on the first nominating statement submitted that contains the signature.
Page 10, Line 23(f) If an eligible elector signs a petition in accordance
Page 10, Line 24with subsection (1.5)(d)(II) of this section after having signed
Page 10, Line 25another petition submitted for the same office in the same major
Page 11, Line 1political party election, the elector's signature only counts
Page 11, Line 2towards the two hundred elector signatures required pursuant
Page 11, Line 3to subsection (1.5)(d)(II) of this section on the first petition submitted that contains the signature.
Page 11, Line 4(g) The candidate's political party shall verify that a
Page 11, Line 5nominating statement filed pursuant to this section satisfies
Page 11, Line 6subsections (1.5)(d)(I) and (1.5)(e)of this section. The secretary
Page 11, Line 7of state shall verify that a petition submitted pursuant to this
Page 11, Line 8section satisfies subsections (1.5)(d)(II) and (1.5)(f)of this section.
Page 11, Line 9(h) The only candidates who are placed on the ballot for
Page 11, Line 10a major political party vacancy election are those described in subsections (1.5)(d)(I) and (1.5)(d)(II) of this section.
Page 11, Line 11(i) A major political party election must be certified by
Page 11, Line 12the secretary of state in the same manner as an odd-year November election is certified pursuant to section 1-5-203 (1),
Page 11, Line 13(j) Except where the provisions of articles 1 to 13 of this
Page 11, Line 14title 1 conflict with the requirements or timeline described in
Page 11, Line 15this section, articles 1 to 13 of this title 1 apply to a major
Page 11, Line 16political party vacancy election, and a major political party
Page 11, Line 17election must be conducted in accordance with articles 1 to 13 of this title 1.
Page 11, Line 18(3) (a) The vacancy committee, by a majority vote of its members
Page 11, Line 19present and voting at a meeting called for that purpose and open to the
Page 11, Line 20public, shall select a person who possesses the constitutional
Page 11, Line 21qualifications for a member of the general assembly and who is affiliated
Page 11, Line 22with the same political party or minor political party, if any, shown in the
Page 12, Line 1statewide voter registration system as the former member whose seat is
Page 12, Line 2vacant. No vacancy committee meeting shall be held until a quorum is
Page 12, Line 3present consisting of not less than one-half of the voting membership of
Page 12, Line 4the vacancy committee. No member of the vacancy committee may vote
Page 12, Line 5by proxy. All vacancy committee meetings must be accessible in
Page 12, Line 6real time by live streaming video or audio that is recorded and
Page 12, Line 7accessible to the public. The committee shall certify the selection to
Page 12, Line 8the secretary of state within thirty days from the date the vacancy occurs;
Page 12, Line 9except that, in the case of a vacancy filled pursuant to section 1-4-1006,
Page 12, Line 10the committee shall certify the selection within thirty days after the date
Page 12, Line 11of the general election affected by the vacancy. If the vacancy committee
Page 12, Line 12fails to certify a selection within thirty days in accordance with this
Page 12, Line 13subsection (3), the governor, within five days, shall fill the vacancy by
Page 12, Line 14appointing a person having the qualifications set forth in this subsection
Page 12, Line 15(3). The name of the person selected or appointed must be certified to the secretary of state.
Page 12, Line 16SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-45-103, amend(2) and (8); and add (19) as follows:
Page 12, Line 171-45-103. Definitions. As used in this article 45, unless the context otherwise requires:
Page 12, Line 18(2) "Candidate"
shall havePage 12, Line 19section 2 (2) of article XXVIII of the state constitution; except that
Page 12, Line 20"candidate" also includes a candidate for a major political
Page 12, Line 21party vacancy election conducted pursuant to section 1-12-203
Page 12, Line 22(1.5) and a vacancy contender who has publicly announced an
Page 12, Line 23intention to be selected by a vacancy committee to fill a
Page 12, Line 24vacancy in the general assembly and thereafter has received a
Page 13, Line 1contribution or made an expenditure in support of the
Page 13, Line 2candidacy. A vacancy contender remains a candidate for
Page 13, Line 3purposes of this article 45 so long as the vacancy contender
Page 13, Line 4maintains a registered candidate committee. A vacancy
Page 13, Line 5contender who maintains a candidate committee after a
Page 13, Line 6vacancy committee has filled the applicable vacancy in the
Page 13, Line 7general assembly, but who has not publicly announced an
Page 13, Line 8intention to seek election to the general assembly in the next or
Page 13, Line 9any subsequent election cycle, is a candidate for purposes of this article 45.
Page 13, Line 10(8) "Election cycle"
shall havePage 13, Line 11(a) For a vacancy committee selection process used to fill
Page 13, Line 12a vacancy in the general assembly pursuant to section 1-12-203,
Page 13, Line 13"election cycle" means the period beginning on the effective
Page 13, Line 14date of the vacancy in the general assembly and ending thirty
Page 13, Line 15days following the date upon which the vacancy committee selects an individual to fill the vacancy; and
Page 13, Line 16(b) For major political party vacancy elections held
Page 13, Line 17pursuant to section 1-12-203 (1.5), "election cycle" means the
Page 13, Line 18period beginning on the date upon which a vacancy committee
Page 13, Line 19selects a member to fill the vacancy in the general assembly
Page 13, Line 20pursuant to 1-12-203, and ending thirty days following the major political party vacancy election.
Page 13, Line 21(19) "Vacancy contender" means any person who seeks to
Page 13, Line 22be selected by a vacancy committee to fill a vacancy in the
Page 13, Line 23general assembly pursuant to section 1-12-203.
Page 14, Line 1SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-45-103.7, add (4.7) as follows:
Page 14, Line 21-45-103.7. Contribution limits - county offices - school district
Page 14, Line 3director - treatment of independent expenditure committees -
Page 14, Line 4contributions from limited liability companies - voter instructions on
Page 14, Line 5spending limits - definitions. (4.7) (a) A candidate committee
Page 14, Line 6established in the name of a vacancy contender may accept from
Page 14, Line 7any one person the aggregate contribution limit specified in
Page 14, Line 8section 3 (1) of article XXVIII of the state constitution
Page 14, Line 9applicable to the office the vacancy contender is seeking at any
Page 14, Line 10point during the election cycle for the vacancy committee
Page 14, Line 11selection process used to fill a vacancy in the general assembly pursuant to section 1-12-203.
Page 14, Line 12(b) A candidate committee established in the name of a
Page 14, Line 13candidate who is running for a major political party vacancy
Page 14, Line 14election may accept from any one person the aggregate
Page 14, Line 15contribution limit specified in section 3 (1) of article XXVIII of
Page 14, Line 16the state constitution applicable to the office the candidate is
Page 14, Line 17seeking at any point during the election cycle for the major
Page 14, Line 18political party vacancy election held pursuant to section 1-12-203 (1.5).
Page 14, Line 19SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-45-108, amend
Page 14, Line 20(2)(a)(I) introductory portion, (2)(a)(I)(C), (2)(a)(I)(D), and (2)(a)(I)(F); and add (2)(a)(VI) as follows:
Page 14, Line 211-45-108. Disclosure - definitions - repeal. (2) (a) (I) Except as
Page 14, Line 22provided in subsections (2)(a)(V), (2)(a)(VI), (2.1), (2.5), (2.7), and (6)
Page 14, Line 23of this section, such reports that are required to be filed with the secretary of state must be filed:
Page 15, Line 1(C) On the first day of each month beginning the sixth full month
Page 15, Line 2before the major election; except that no monthly report shall be required
Page 15, Line 3on the first day of the month in which the major election or major
Page 15, Line 4political party vacancy election conducted pursuant to section 1-12-203 (1.5) is held;
Page 15, Line 5(D) On the first Monday in September and on each Monday every
Page 15, Line 6two weeks thereafter before the major election or major political
Page 15, Line 7party vacancy election conducted pursuant to section 1-12-203 (1.5);
Page 15, Line 8(F) Fourteen days before and thirty days after a special legislative
Page 15, Line 9election or major political party vacancy election conducted pursuant to section 1-12-203 (1.5) held in an off-election year.
Page 15, Line 10(VI) Such reports that are required to be filed with the
Page 15, Line 11secretary of state for contributions received and expenditures
Page 15, Line 12made related to vacancy contenders must be filed on the
Page 15, Line 13Monday of each week during the election cycle for the vacancy
Page 15, Line 14committee selection process used to fill a vacancy in the general assembly pursuant to section 1-12-203.
Page 15, Line 16SECTION 8. Appropriation. (1) For the 2025-26 state fiscal
Page 15, Line 17year, $338,415 is appropriated to the department of state. This
Page 15, Line 18appropriation is from the department of state cash fund created in section
Page 15, Line 1924-21-104 (3)(b), C.R.S. To implement this act, the department may use this appropriation as follows:
Page 15, Line 20(a) $320,240 for use by the information technology division for
Page 15, Line 21personal services;
Page 16, Line 1(b) $1,050 for use by the elections division for document management; and
Page 16, Line 2(c) $17,125 for the purchase of document management services.
Page 16, Line 3(2) For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, $17,125 is appropriated to
Page 16, Line 4the department of personnel. This appropriation is from reappropriated
Page 16, Line 5funds received from the department of state under subsection (1)(c) of
Page 16, Line 6this section. To implement this act, the department of personnel may use
Page 16, Line 7this appropriation to provide document management services for the department of state.
Page 16, Line 8SECTION 9. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,
Page 16, Line 9determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
Page 16, Line 10preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for
Page 16, Line 11the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state institutions.