Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-3-102

Current through Acts effective through 6/5/2024 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 2-3-102 - State auditor - qualifications and appointment - term of office

The state auditor must be a certified public accountant licensed to practice in this state. The state auditor shall be appointed without regard to political affiliation by a majority vote of the members elected to and serving in each house of the general assembly to serve for a term of five years and until a successor is appointed and qualified with the first such term beginning on July 1, 1966. If a vacancy occurs in the position of state auditor, the committee may designate a temporary state auditor who shall exercise and perform all of the powers and duties that are by law to be exercised and performed by the state auditor until a replacement is appointed by the general assembly.

C.R.S. § 2-3-102

Amended by 2017 Ch. 264,§ 1, eff. 5/25/2017.

L. 65: p. 153, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-21-2. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 255, § 1, effective May 18. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (SB 17-294), ch. 264, p. 1382, § 1, effective May 25.

For the appointment of the state auditor, see § 49 of art. V, Colo. Const.