Time for holding elections for special districts - type of election manner of election - notice.

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  5. Time for holding elections for special districts - type of election manner of election - notice.

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(1) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (1) is effective until July 1, 2022.] Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, regular special district elections must be held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of May in every even-numbered year.

  1. [Editor's note: This version of subsection (1) is effective July 1, 2022.] Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, regular special district elections must be held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of May in every odd-numbered year.

  2. Special elections may be held only on the first Tuesday after the first Monday inFebruary, May, October, or December of any year; except that ballot issue elections may be held only on the date of a state general election, biennial local district election, or on the first Tuesday in November of odd-numbered years. A ballot issue election that is not part of an organizational election must be conducted either as part of a coordinated election or in accordance with part 11 of this article.

  3. Any special district election ordered pursuant to article 1 of title 32, C.R.S., by thedistrict court having jurisdiction over such existing or proposed special district must be held on the date ordered by the court and conducted in accordance with this article.

  4. Whenever the date of a regular special district election is identical to the date set fora municipal or another special district election in any municipality or other special district having boundaries coterminous with the special district, the election may be held jointly with the municipal or other special district election. An election held jointly pursuant to this subsection (4) is not a coordinated election.

  5. Any election for the organization of a new health assurance or health service districtmust be held on the date of the general election or on the first Tuesday in November of an oddnumbered year. Any election on the proposal of a health assurance or health service district must be conducted by the county clerk and recorder in which the proposed district will be located as part of a coordinated election in accordance with section 1-7-116.

Source: L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 8, § 6, effective February

18. L. 2018: (1) amended, (HB 18-1039), ch. 29, p. 330, § 2, effective July 1, 2022.


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