Eligible electors of the state or a political subdivision may initiate the recall of an elected official by signing a petition that demands the election of a successor to the officer named in the petition. The petition must contain a general statement, consisting of two hundred words or less, stating the ground or grounds on which the recall is sought. The general statement shall not include any profane or false statements. The statement is for the information of the electors who are the sole and exclusive judges of the legality, reasonableness, and sufficiency of the ground or grounds assigned for the recall. The ground or grounds are not open to review.
Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 794, § 15, effective January 1, 1993. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (HB 12-1293), ch. 236, p. 1038, § 2, effective May 29. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-250), ch. 282, p. 1655, § 54, effective June 21.
Editor's note: Section 85 of chapter 282 (SB 21-250), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to elections conducted on or after June 21, 2021.
Structure Colorado Code
Article 12 - Recall and Vacancies in Office
§ 1-12-101. Elected Officers Subject to Recall
§ 1-12-103. Petition for Recall - Statement of Grounds
§ 1-12-104. Signatures Required for State and County Officers
§ 1-12-105. Signatures Required for School District Officers
§ 1-12-107. Designated Election Officials
§ 1-12-110. Call for Election - Cancellation of Recall Election
§ 1-12-111. Setting Date of Recall Election
§ 1-12-111.7. Recall Election Notice - Publication
§ 1-12-112. Ballots - Statement Included
§ 1-12-113. Conduct and Timing of Recall Election
§ 1-12-115. Write-in Candidates
§ 1-12-116. Sufficiency of the Recall
§ 1-12-117. Nomination of Successor - Ballot Certification
§ 1-12-118. Election of Successor
§ 1-12-118.5. Postelection Protest of Successor Candidate Qualification - Procedure
§ 1-12-119. Canvass of Votes - Notification of Results
§ 1-12-120. Cost of Recall Election
§ 1-12-120.5. Reimbursement for Recall Election Expenses
§ 1-12-121. Special Provisions
§ 1-12-122. Recalls Subject to "Fair Campaign Practices Act"