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2022 Colorado Code
Title 31 - Government - Municipal
Article 4 - Organizational Structure and Officers
Part 5 - Officers' Recall
§ 31-4-501. Officers Subject to Recall
Universal Citation: CO Code § 31-4-501 (2022)
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 extent that a municipality has adopted provisions pursuant to article XX or XXI of the state constitution inconsistent with this part 5.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1036, § 1, effective July 1. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 1349, § 20, effective April 30. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-250), ch. 282, p. 1670, § 76, effective June 21.
Editor's note:- This section is similar to former § 31-5-201 as it existed prior to 1975.
- Section 85 of chapter 282 (SB 21-250), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to elections conducted on or after June 21, 2021.
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