If any person duly nominated dies before the day fixed for the election and the fact of such death becomes known to the clerk or withdraws by filing an affidavit of withdrawal with the clerk before the date fixed for election, the name of the deceased or withdrawn candidate shall not be printed upon the ballots for the election. If the ballots are already printed, the name of the deceased candidate or withdrawn candidate shall be erased or canceled, if possible, before the ballots are delivered to the voters.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1059, § 1, effective July 1. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 756, § 27, effective April 4. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 2178, § 41, effective June 2.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-10-509 as it existed prior to 1975.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 31 - Government - Municipal
Article 10 - Municipal Election Code
§ 31-10-903. Ballots Changed if Candidate Dies or Withdraws
§ 31-10-904. Printing and Distribution of Ballots
§ 31-10-905. Substitute Ballots
§ 31-10-906. Cards of Instruction
§ 31-10-908. Mail Ballot Elections - Preelection Process
§ 31-10-909. Nomination of Candidates in Mail Ballot Elections
§ 31-10-910. Procedures for Conducting Mail Ballot Election
§ 31-10-911. Counting Mail Ballots
§ 31-10-912. Write-in Candidate Affidavit in Mail Ballot Elections