Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-12-202

Current through 11/5/2024 election

Section 1-12-202 - Vacancies in office of representative in congress

Except as provided in section 1-4-401.5, when any vacancy occurs in the office of representative in congress from this state, the governor shall set a day to hold a congressional vacancy election to fill the vacancy and cause notice of the election to be given as required in part 2 of article 5 of this title; but congressional vacancy elections shall not be held within the ninety-day period preceding a general election.

C.R.S. § 1-12-202

L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 800, § 15, effective 1/1/1993. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 410, § 5, effective August 5.

This section is similar to former § 1-12-102 as it existed prior to 1992.

For registration for congressional vacancy elections, see § 1-2-210; for power of the county central committee to fill vacancies, see § 1-3-104.