Every elected or appointed officer of any municipality of the state of Colorado may be recalled from office at any time by the registered electors of the municipality in the manner provided in section 4 of article XXI of the state constitution. The provisions of this part 5 apply to all municipalities except to the […]
The procedure to effect the recall of an elective officer of a municipality shall be as follows: A petition containing the requisite number of signatures under paragraph (d) of this subsection (1) shall be filed in the office of the municipal clerk, demanding an election of a successor to the officer named in the petition. […]
Any recall petition may be circulated and signed in sections, but each section shall contain a full and accurate copy of the title and text of the petition. The signatures need not all be on one sheet of paper. All such recall petitions shall be filed in the office of the municipal clerk within sixty […]
If any officer resigns by submitting a written letter of resignation to the clerk at any time prior to the recall election, all recall proceedings shall be terminated, and the vacancy caused by such resignation shall be filled as provided by law. If the resignation occurs after the ballots have been prepared or at a […]
If at any recall election the incumbent whose recall is sought is not recalled, or in the event of a protest, the hearing officer determines that the petitions are not sufficient based upon the conduct on the part of petition circulators, the municipality may repay the incumbent for any money actually expended as expenses of […]
A recall petition shall not be circulated or filed and no pending recall proceedings may be continued against any officer until the officer has actually held the office for at least six months following the officer’s election or reelection, or six months following the assumption of office by an appointed official. After one recall petition […]
Except as otherwise provided in this article, the clerk shall render all interpretations and shall make all initial decisions as to controversies or other matters arising in the operation of this article. All powers and authority granted to the clerk by this article may be exercised by a deputy clerk in the absence of the […]
