Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-10-301

Current through Acts effective through 7/1/2024 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 31-10-301 - Electors eligible to hold municipal office

Every registered elector eighteen years of age or older on the date of the election may circulate a nominating petition and hold office in any municipality, unless another age is required by local charter or ordinance, if he or she has resided in the municipality or municipality and ward, as the case may be, from which he or she is to be elected for a period of at least twelve consecutive months immediately preceding the date of the election. In case of an annexation, any person who has resided within the territory annexed for the prescribed time shall be deemed to have met the residence requirements for the municipality and precinct to which the territory was annexed. No person may be a candidate for two municipal offices at the same election nor hold two elective municipal offices simultaneously; except that, in statutory cities, the offices of clerk and treasurer may be sought and held by the same person.

C.R.S. § 31-10-301

Amended by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 18, eff. 2/18/2014.

L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1043, § 1, effective July 1. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 1259, § 14, effective July 1. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 1292, § 13, effective April 6. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 61, § 18, effective February 18.

This section is similar to former § 31-10-301 as it existed prior to 1975.

For the legislative declaration in HB 14-1164, see section 1 of chapter 2, Session Laws of Colorado 2014.