School District Directors - Election

C.R.S. tit. 22, art. 31
in effect

C.R.S. § 22-31-101 Definitions

22-31-101. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Eligible elector" means a person who is registered to vote in accordance with articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S., and is a resident of the school district in which the elector intends to vote. (1.5) "Electronic vote-tabulating equipment" or "electronic vote-counting equipment" includes any apparatus necessary to automatically examine and count votes as designated on ballot cards and tabulate the result. (1.7) "Electronic voting equipment" or a "punch card electronic voting system" means a method in which votes are recorded on ballot cards by means of marking or punching, and such votes are subsequently counted and tabulated by electronic vote-tabulating equipment at one or more counting centers. (2) "Pollbook" means the list of eligible electors to whom ballots are delivered or who are permitted to enter a voting machine booth for the purpose of casting their votes at a school election called under this article. (3) "Registered elector" means an elector who has complied with the registration provisions of article 2 of title 1, C.R.S., and who resides within the jurisdiction of the school district calling the election. (4) "Registration list" means the computer list of registered electors of each school election precinct prepared by the county clerk and recorder from the county registration books in accordance with section 1-5-303, C.R.S. (5) "Regular biennial school election" means the election in a school district held at the time specified in section 22-31-104. (6) "School enrollment" means the end-of-year enrollment reported by the secretary of the board of education to the department of education for the school year preceding the school year in which the election is held. (7) "Special school election" means any school election provided for by law and held at a time other than the regular biennial school election. (7.5) and (8) (Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 811, § 31, effective January 1, 1993.)

C.R.S. § 22-31-101.5 Acts and elections conducted pursuant to provisions which refer to qualified electors

22-31-101.5. Acts and elections conducted pursuant to provisions which refer to qualified electors. Any acts and elections carried out under this article, which were conducted prior to July 1, 1987, pursuant to provisions which refer to a qualified elector rather than a registered elector and which were valid when conducted, shall be deemed and held to be legal and valid in all respects.

C.R.S. § 22-31-103 Board of education to govern conduct of school elections - contract with county clerk and recorder

22-31-103. Board of education to govern conduct of school elections - contract with county clerk and recorder. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this article 31, the board of education of each school district shall govern the conduct of all school elections in the district, shall designate an election official who shall be responsible for conducting the election, and shall render all interpretations and make all initial decisions as to controversies or other matters arising in the conduct of such elections. All elections authorized in this article 31 shall be conducted pursuant to articles 1 to 13 of title 1. Limits on contributions to candidates for the board of education of a school district are specified in section 1-45-103.7 (1.7). The disclosure of such contributions is governed in accordance with sections 1-45-108 and 1-45-109. (2) The board of education of any school district may contract with the county clerk and recorder for the administration of any of the duties of the board, its secretary, or the designated election official relating to the conduct of any school election. The election shall be conducted by the county clerk and recorder if the county clerk and recorder is conducting a coordinated election pursuant to section 1-7-116, C.R.S.

C.R.S. § 22-31-104 Regular biennial school election

22-31-104. Regular biennial school election. (1) Except as provided in section 22-31-131, pertaining to districts whose boundaries are coterminous with a city and county, the regular biennial school election in each school district shall be held the first Tuesday in November of each odd-numbered year. (2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2006, p. 1021, § 1, effective May 25, 2006.) (3) School district directors elected shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified. A director shall take office no later than fifteen days following the date on which the school district receives the official abstract of votes pursuant to section 1-10-102, C.R.S.

C.R.S. § 22-31-105 School directors - number - election - term - plan of representation

22-31-105. School directors - number - election - term - plan of representation. (1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), in each school district, regardless of when the school district was organized, five, six, or seven school directors shall be elected, the number having been established as required by law. The school directors shall be elected at regular biennial school elections, each for a term of four years and until a successor has been elected and qualified; except that any school district that elects directors for terms of six years as of July 1, 1999, may continue electing directors for terms of six years until such time as the term length may be changed as provided in subsection (3) of this section. (b) In each school district coterminous with a city and county, there shall be elected a seven-member board of education with one eligible elector elected from each of five director districts and two eligible electors elected from the district at large. School directors shall be elected at the respective regular biennial school elections, each for a term of four years and until a successor has been elected and qualified. Elections shall be held in accordance with the procedures established in section 22-31-131. (2) Except as otherwise provided in section 22-31-131 (1.5)(b)(I) and subsection (6.5) of this section, all school directors shall be voted on at large by the eligible electors of the entire school district, regardless of the school district's plan of representation. (3) (a) The board of education of any school district in which the directors serve six-year terms may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole board, submit to the eligible electors of the school district, at the next regular biennial school election, a proposal to change the terms of office of the directors of the district from six years to four years. The proposed plan shall be adopted by resolution of the board at least one hundred ten days prior to the election. (b) Upon receipt of a written petition that meets the requirements specified in this paragraph (b), the board of education of any school district in which the directors serve six-year terms shall submit to the eligible electors of the school district, at the next regular biennial school election, a proposal to change the terms of office of the directors of the district from six years to four years. The petition shall be signed by at least five percent of the eligible electors of the district, and the proposed plan, specifying terms of office and establishing the procedure for making the transitions, shall be attached thereto. The petition, together with the proposed plan, shall be submitted to the secretary of the board of education at least one hundred ten days prior to the election. (c) No proposal to change the terms of office of the directors of the district shall be submitted within four years after a previous proposal to change the terms of office has been submitted to the eligible electors of the district. (d) The secretary of the board of education shall cause notice to be given pursuant to section 1-5-205, C.R.S., that at the next biennial election for school directors a plan revising the terms of office of school directors will be submitted to the eligible electors of the district. The notice shall state that the plan is on file in the administration offices of the school district for public inspection during reasonable business hours; and the notice may be combined with the notice otherwise required for the election of school directors at the regular biennial school election. (e) The ballot shall contain the words "For a four-year term of office for school directors" and "Against a four-year term of office for school directors". Otherwise, the ballots and election procedures shall be the same as prescribed for the regular biennial school election. combined with the notice otherwise required for the election of school directors at the regular biennial school election. (e) The ballot shall contain the words "For a four-year term of office for school directors" and "Against a four-year term of office for school directors". Otherwise, the ballots and election procedures shall be the same as prescribed for the regular biennial school election. (f) If a majority of the votes cast at the election are "For a four-year term of office for school directors", the plan shall become effective upon the survey of election returns. If a majority of the votes cast are "Against a four-year term of office for school directors", the school directors of the district shall continue to be elected or appointed as prescribed in this section. (4) (a) The board of education of a school district may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole board, submit to the eligible electors of the school district, at the next regular biennial school election, a proposal to change the number of directors; except that the school district shall not elect fewer than five nor more than seven directors. The proposal shall be adopted by resolution of the board at least one hundred ten days prior to the election. As provided in subsection (7) of this section, the board of education may simultaneously adopt a resolution to submit a proposal to change the school district plan of representation; except that, if the existing school directors are elected pursuant to a director district plan of representation, the board of education shall simultaneously adopt a resolution to submit a proposal to either change the boundaries of the director districts to reflect the change in the number of directors or change the school district plan of representation to adopt an at-large plan of representation or a combined director district and at-large plan of representation. (b) Upon receipt of a written petition that meets the requirements specified in this paragraph (b), the board of education of a school district shall submit to the eligible electors of the school district, at the next regular biennial school election, a proposal to change the number of directors; except that the school district shall not elect fewer than five nor more than seven directors. As provided in subsection (7) of this section, the persons submitting the petition may simultaneously submit a petition to change the school district plan of representation. If the existing school directors are elected pursuant to a director district plan of representation and no change to the school district plan of representation is submitted by petition, the board of education shall adopt a resolution to submit a proposal to either change the boundaries of the director districts to reflect the change in the number of directors or change the school district plan of representation to adopt an at-large plan of representation or a combined director district and at-large plan of representation. Any petition submitted pursuant to this paragraph (b) shall be signed by at least five percent of the eligible electors of the district and shall be submitted to the secretary of the board of education at least one hundred ten days prior to the election. (c) The secretary of the board of education shall cause notice to be given pursuant to section 1-5-205, C.R.S., that at the next regular biennial election for school directors a proposal to change the number of directors and the school district plan of representation, if submitted or adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection (4), will be submitted to the eligible electors of the district. ecretary of the board of education shall cause notice to be given pursuant to section 1-5-205, C.R.S., that at the next regular biennial election for school directors a proposal to change the number of directors and the school district plan of representation, if submitted or adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection (4), will be submitted to the eligible electors of the district. (d) The ballot shall contain the words "For changing the number of school directors from ___ to ____ (and for the proposed change to the director district plan of representation)" and "Against changing the number of school directors from ___ to ____ (and against the proposed change to the director district plan of representation)". Otherwise the ballots and election procedures shall be the same as prescribed for the regular biennial school election. (e) If a majority of the votes cast on the question are "For changing the number of school directors from ___ to ____ (and for the proposed change to the director district plan of representation)", the plan shall become effective for the election of school directors at subsequent regular biennial school elections. If a majority of the votes cast are "Against changing the number of school directors from ___ to ____ (and against the proposed change to the director district plan of representation)", there shall continue to be the same number of school directors operating under the same plan of representation in such district as existed prior to the election. (5) (a) In any school district in which the terms of office of the directors expire on a schedule that does not create as close to the same number of offices to be filled at each regular biennial school election as possible, the board of education may, by resolution passed by a majority of all members of the board of education, extend or reduce for two years one or more terms of directors to be elected at the next regular biennial school election as necessary to achieve thereafter as close to the same number of offices to be filled at each regular biennial school election as possible. The extension or reduction of terms of office shall occur only once; thereafter, all terms of the members of the board of directors shall be equal. (b) In determining which term or terms to extend or reduce, the board of education shall select, first, the term or terms for which an early election is scheduled at the next regular biennial school election due to the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of school director and, second, the term or terms regularly expiring at the next succeeding regular biennial school election. In the event it is necessary for the board of education to select between two or more terms of equal priority for extension or reduction under this subsection (5), the determination shall be by lot. r biennial school election due to the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of school director and, second, the term or terms regularly expiring at the next succeeding regular biennial school election. In the event it is necessary for the board of education to select between two or more terms of equal priority for extension or reduction under this subsection (5), the determination shall be by lot. (c) The resolution extending or reducing the terms of office shall be adopted not less than one hundred ten days prior to the next regular biennial school election. A candidate shall run for and, if elected, shall serve the term as is appropriate for the director district in which the candidate resides; however, if the school district has an at-large plan of representation or a combined director district and at-large plan of representation, each candidate shall run for and, if elected, shall serve for the designated term as provided for in section 1-4-803 (3), C.R.S. (6) (a) The board of education of any school district that desires to propose a change in its plan of representation may submit a plan to implement such change to the eligible electors of the school district at any regular biennial school election or at a special school election called by the board for that purpose. A change in the plan of representation may consist of the adoption of a director district plan of representation, the elimination of a director district plan of representation and replacement with an at-large plan of representation, or the adoption of a plan of representation that combines director districts with an at-large plan of representation. The plan shall be adopted by the board of education at least one hundred ten days prior to the election. (b) The eligible electors of any school district who desire to propose the adoption of any change to the school district plan of representation specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (6) may petition the board of education of the school district to submit a plan to implement the change to the eligible electors of the district at any regular biennial school election. The petition shall be signed by at least five percent of the eligible electors of the school district, and the proposed plan of representation shall be attached thereto. The petition, together with the proposed plan, shall be submitted to the secretary of the board of education of the school district at least one hundred ten days prior to the election. If the plan meets statutory requirements, the board of education shall submit the plan to the eligible electors of the school district at the next regular biennial school election. (c) A director district plan of representation developed pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection (6) shall be subject to the specifications prescribed in section 22-31-109. (d) The secretary of the board of education shall cause notice to be given on the question of whether the existing plan of representation shall be replaced by the plan of representation proposed in the manner provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection (6), pursuant to section 1-5-205, C.R.S., which shall include that the plan of representation is available at the administration offices of the school district for public inspection during reasonable business hours. (e) The ballot shall contain the words "For the proposed director district plan of representation" and "Against the proposed director district plan of representation", or "For the proposed at-large plan of representation" and "Against the proposed at-large plan of representation", or "For the proposed combined director district and at-large plan of representation" and "Against the proposed combined director district and at-large plan of representation", as the case may be. Otherwise, the ballots and election procedures shall be, as nearly as practicable, as prescribed for a regular biennial school election. tation" and "Against the proposed at-large plan of representation", or "For the proposed combined director district and at-large plan of representation" and "Against the proposed combined director district and at-large plan of representation", as the case may be. Otherwise, the ballots and election procedures shall be, as nearly as practicable, as prescribed for a regular biennial school election. (f) If a majority of the votes cast at the election are for the proposed plan of representation, the plan shall become effective upon the survey of election returns; but no plan of representation shall terminate the office of any school director elected at or prior to the election at which the plan is submitted. The plan shall be effective after the election for subsequent vacancies and the election of school directors at any subsequent regular biennial school election. In the event that, as a result of the adoption of a plan of representation, two or more members of the board of education reside in the same new director district and the office of any one of the members thereafter becomes vacant, the vacancy shall be filled by the appointment of an eligible elector residing in a director district that does not then have a representative on the board of education. If the majority of the votes cast at the election are against the proposed plan of representation, the school directors of the district shall continue to be elected or appointed as provided under the existing plan of representation, except as otherwise provided in section 22-31-110. (6.5) (a) The board of education of any school district that desires to have all or some members of the board of education elected by the vote of eligible electors within a director district rather than at-large may submit a plan to implement such change to the eligible electors of the school district at any regular biennial school election or at a special school election called by the board for that purpose. A change in the method for electing members of the board of education may consist of the adoption of a director district plan of representation or the adoption of a plan of representation that combines director districts with an at-large plan of representation. The plan shall be adopted by the board of education at least one hundred ten days prior to the election. (b) The eligible electors of any school district who desire to propose the adoption of any change in the manner of the election of members of the board of education specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (6.5) may petition the board of education of the school district to submit a plan to implement the change to the eligible electors of the district at any regular biennial school election. The petition shall be signed by at least five percent of the eligible electors of the school district, and the proposed plan of election shall be attached thereto. The petition, together with the proposed plan, shall be submitted to the secretary of the board of education of the school district at least one hundred ten days prior to the election. If the plan meets statutory requirements, the board of education shall submit the plan to the eligible electors of the school district at the next regular biennial school election. (c) A plan of election developed pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection (6.5) shall be subject to the specifications prescribed in section 22-31-109. (d) The secretary of the board of education shall cause notice to be given on the question of whether the existing plan of representation shall be replaced by the plan of representation proposed in the manner provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection (6.5), pursuant to section 1-5-205, C.R.S., which shall include notice that the plan of election is available at the administration offices of the school district for public inspection during reasonable business hours. he question of whether the existing plan of representation shall be replaced by the plan of representation proposed in the manner provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection (6.5), pursuant to section 1-5-205, C.R.S., which shall include notice that the plan of election is available at the administration offices of the school district for public inspection during reasonable business hours. (e) The ballot shall contain the words "For the proposed election of directors by the electors of a director district" and "Against the proposed election of directors by the electors of a director district". Otherwise, the ballots and election procedures shall be, as nearly as practicable, as prescribed for a regular biennial school election. (f) If a majority of the votes cast at the election are for the proposed plan of election, the plan shall become effective upon the survey of election returns; but no plan of election shall terminate the office of any school director elected at or prior to the election at which the plan is submitted. The plan shall be effective after the election for subsequent vacancies and the election of school directors at any subsequent regular biennial school election. In the event that, as a result of the adoption of a plan of representation, two or more members of the board of education reside in the same new director district and the office of any one of the members thereafter becomes vacant, the vacancy shall be filled by the appointment of an eligible elector residing in a director district that does not at that time have a representative on the board of education. If the majority of the votes cast at the election are against the proposed plan of election, the school directors of the district shall continue to be elected or appointed as provided under the existing plan of election, except as otherwise provided in section 22-31-110. (7) (a) A resolution by a board of education of a school district or a petition of the eligible electors of a school district may propose any of the issues specified in subsections (3) to (6.5) of this section for consideration in one election. (b) Any plan to change the number of director districts adopted pursuant to this section shall provide, if necessary, that the term of office of one or more directors to be elected at a subsequent regular biennial school election may be less than otherwise prescribed by law, in order to preserve the election of approximately the same number of directors at each regular biennial school election.

C.R.S. § 22-31-106 Persons entitled to vote at regular biennial and special school elections - registration required

22-31-106. Persons entitled to vote at regular biennial and special school elections - registration required. (1) No person shall be permitted to vote at any regular biennial school election or special school election without first having been registered in the manner required by the provisions of article 2 of title 1, C.R.S. (2) to (5) (Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 819, § 31, effective January 1, 1993.) (6) and (7) Repealed.

C.R.S. § 22-31-107 Candidates for school director - call - qualification - nomination

22-31-107. Candidates for school director - call - qualification - nomination. (1) Any candidate for the office of school director of a school district shall have been a registered elector of the district for at least twelve consecutive months prior to the election. If the school district has a director district plan of representation or a combined director district and at-large plan of representation, the candidate shall be a resident of the director district that will be represented, unless the candidate will serve as an at-large director or has been elected at the time of or prior to the adoption of a director district plan of representation or a combined director district and at-large plan of representation by the eligible electors of the district. (1.5) Not less than seventy-five days nor more than ninety days before the election date, the designated election official shall provide notice by publication of a call for nominations for school director candidates in the upcoming election. The call shall state the school director offices to be voted upon at the election, where a nomination petition may be obtained, the number of signatures necessary for the nomination petition, and the deadline for submitting the nomination petition. (2) Any person who desires to be a candidate for the office of school director shall file a written notice of intention, no later than sixty-seven days before the election date, with the secretary of the board of education of the school district in which the person resides together with a nomination petition according to the provisions of section 1-4-803 and part 9 of article 4 of title 1, C.R.S. A person who desires to be a candidate for the office of school director may not circulate the nomination petition for signatures prior to ninety days before the election. (2.5) (a) (I) Prior to each election for school district director, a school district in which at least one thousand pupils are enrolled shall post, in a prominent area on the school district's official website: (A) An image of the written notice of intention submitted pursuant to subsection (2) of this section by each candidate for school district director; and (B) Each school district director candidate's contact information, including his or her name; residential address; mailing address, if different than the residential address; telephone number; e-mail address, if any; and website, if any. In order to post this information as inexpensively and efficiently as possible, the school district may provide hyperlinks to the area of the secretary of state's official website, if any, containing this information. (II) A school district subject to this paragraph (a) shall make the required postings as soon as practicable, but no later than sixty days prior to the election. The information must be organized in alphabetical order by candidate surname. (b) Nothing in this subsection (2.5) precludes any school district from posting on its official website, or developing other methods to provide, information or resources that increase the electorate's opportunities to learn more about school district director candidates. (c) Any information posted online pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (2.5) shall be accomplished, to the maximum extent possible, within existing fiscal resources. (3) and (4) (Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 819, § 31, effective January 1, 1993.) (5) (a) Any person who has been convicted of commission of a sexual offense against a child shall not be eligible for the office of school director of a school district. If a person becomes ineligible pursuant to the terms of this subsection (5) while serving as a school director, a vacancy shall be deemed to exist that shall be filled as provided in section 22-31-129. effective January 1, 1993.) (5) (a) Any person who has been convicted of commission of a sexual offense against a child shall not be eligible for the office of school director of a school district. If a person becomes ineligible pursuant to the terms of this subsection (5) while serving as a school director, a vacancy shall be deemed to exist that shall be filled as provided in section 22-31-129. (b) For purposes of this subsection (5), "sexual offense against a child" means any of the offenses described in sections 18-3-305, 18-3-405, 18-3-405.3, 18-3-504 (2), 18-6-301, 18-6-302, 18-6-403, 18-6-404, and 18-7-402 to 18-7-406, C.R.S., and any of the offenses described in sections 18-3-402 to 18-3-404 and 18-7-302, C.R.S., where the victim is less than eighteen years of age. "Sexual offense against a child" also means attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses specified in this paragraph (b). (c) For purposes of this subsection (5), "convicted" includes having pleaded guilty or nolo contendere or having received a deferred judgment and sentence; except that a person shall not be deemed to have been convicted if the person has successfully completed a deferred sentence.

C.R.S. § 22-31-108 Adoption, modification, or elimination of director district plan of representation

22-31-108. Adoption, modification, or elimination of director district plan of representation. (Repealed)

C.R.S. § 22-31-109 Specifications for director districts

22-31-109. Specifications for director districts. (1) Except for director districts established pursuant to section 22-31-131, in school districts having a director district plan of representation or a combined director district and at-large plan of representation where all members of the board of education are voted on by the eligible electors of the entire school district: (a) At least one member of the board of education of the school district shall be elected from each of the director districts; (b) Director districts shall be contiguous, compact, and as nearly equal in population as possible; (c) Director districts shall be not less than five nor more than seven in number. (2) In school districts having a director district plan of representation or a combined director district and at-large plan of representation where some or all of the members of the board of education are voted on by the eligible electors of a director district: (a) At least one member of the board of education of the school district shall be elected from each of the director districts; (b) Director districts shall be contiguous, compact, and composed of whole precincts as established, pursuant to section 1-5-101, C.R.S., by the clerk of the county in which the precinct is located; (c) Director districts shall be as nearly equal in population as possible, based upon the most recent federal census of the United States, minus the number of persons serving a sentence of detention or confinement in any correctional facility located in a director district, as indicated in the statistical report of the department of corrections for the most recent fiscal year; (d) Director districts shall be not less than five nor more than seven in number.

C.R.S. § 22-31-110 Changes in director districts

22-31-110. Changes in director districts. (1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), not later than December 31, 1972, and not later than December 31 of every fourth year thereafter, the board of education of each school district having a director district plan of representation or a combined director district and at-large plan of representation shall determine the population in each of the director districts and, if each director district does not contain substantially the same number of persons as each of the other director districts, it shall be the duty of the board, by resolution, to revise the director district boundaries and redesignate the director districts to comply with the specifications prescribed in section 22-31-109 without changing the number of director districts. (b) (I) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any school district coterminous with a city and county. The director districts for any such school district shall be established as provided in section 22-31-131. (II) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, for school districts in which members of the board of education are voted on by eligible electors of a director district, not later than March 1 of the year following the year in which the election is conducted pursuant to section 22-31-105 (6.5), not later than March 1, 2012, and not later than March 1 every tenth year thereafter, the board of education of each such school district shall determine the population in each of the director districts and, if each director district does not contain substantially the same number of persons as each of the other director districts, it shall be the duty of the board, by resolution, to revise the director district boundaries and redesignate the director districts to comply with the specifications prescribed in section 22-31-109 (2) without changing the number of director districts. (2) The revision of director district boundaries and redesignation of the director districts shall become effective immediately upon adoption of the resolution by the board of education, but the revision and redesignation shall not operate to terminate the office of any school director holding office at the time of adoption of the resolution. The revision and redesignation shall be, thereafter, effective for filling of vacancies and the election of any school directors at any subsequent regular biennial school election. In the event that, as a result of a revision and redesignation, two or more members of the board of education reside in the same new director district, and the office of any one of the members thereafter becomes vacant, the vacancy shall be filled by the appointment of an eligible elector residing in a director district which does not then have a representative on the board of education. (3) If the board of education has not revised the director district boundaries and redesignated the director districts as required by subsection (1) of this section, any eligible elector of the district may file, not later than January 15 next following the December 31 by which such revision and redesignation was to be accomplished, an action in the district court of the judicial district in which the principal administrative headquarters of the school district are located to require the board of education to revise the director district boundaries and redesignate the director districts no later than February 28 next following. (4) Director district boundaries shall not be subject to alteration more often than twice every four years.

C.R.S. § 22-31-111 Precincts and polling places

22-31-111. Precincts and polling places. (Deleted by amendment)

C.R.S. § 22-31-113 Notice of school election

22-31-113. Notice of school election. (Deleted by amendment)

C.R.S. § 22-31-113.5 Election may be canceled - when

22-31-113.5. Election may be canceled - when. (Deleted by amendment)

C.R.S. § 22-31-114 Ballots, ballot boxes, voting machines, and electronic voting equipment

22-31-114. Ballots, ballot boxes, voting machines, and electronic voting equipment. (Deleted by amendment)

C.R.S. § 22-31-115 Pollbooks - certificate of return

22-31-115. Pollbooks - certificate of return. (Deleted by amendment)

C.R.S. § 22-31-117 Voting at school elections

22-31-117. Voting at school elections. (Deleted by amendment)

C.R.S. § 22-31-120 Registration list omissions - challenges - oaths - rejection

22-31-120. Registration list omissions - challenges - oaths - rejection. (Deleted by amendment)

C.R.S. § 22-31-121 Count and certification of votes

22-31-121. Count and certification of votes. (Deleted by amendment)

C.R.S. § 22-31-122 Return of ballot box, pollbook, and registration list

22-31-122. Return of ballot box, pollbook, and registration list. (Deleted by amendment)

C.R.S. § 22-31-124 Canvass of votes - certificate of election

22-31-124. Canvass of votes - certificate of election. (Deleted by amendment)

C.R.S. § 22-31-125 Oath of directors

22-31-125. Oath of directors. Each director shall, no later than ten days after he or she receives the certificate of election pursuant to section 1-11-103, C.R.S., or appointment pursuant to section 22-31-129 (2), appear before some officer authorized to administer oaths or before the president of the board of education and take an oath that the director will faithfully perform the duties of the office as required by law and will support the constitution of the United States, the constitution of the state of Colorado, and the laws made pursuant thereto. The oath shall be filed with the designated election official for the school district. In case a director fails to take the oath within the period, the office shall be deemed vacant, and the vacancy thus created shall be filled in the same manner as other vacancies in the office of director.

C.R.S. § 22-31-126 Preservation of ballots

22-31-126. Preservation of ballots. (Deleted by amendment)

C.R.S. § 22-31-128 Recall of school directors

22-31-128. Recall of school directors. (Deleted by amendment)

C.R.S. § 22-31-129 Vacancies

22-31-129. Vacancies. (1) A school director office shall be deemed to be vacant upon the occurrence of any one of the following events prior to the expiration of the term of office: (a) If for any reason a school director is not elected to a school director office by the eligible electors as may be required at a regular biennial school election; (b) If the person who was duly elected or appointed fails, neglects, or refuses to subscribe to an oath of office as provided in section 22-31-125; (c) If the person who was duly elected or appointed submits a written resignation to the board of education and such resignation has been duly accepted by the board of education; (d) If the person who was duly elected or appointed is or becomes during the term of office a nonresident of the school district in which the person was elected or, in the event the district has a director district plan of representation or a combined director district and at-large plan of representation, if the director is or becomes during the term of office a nonresident of the director district which the director represents unless the director has been elected at the time of or prior to the adoption of a director district plan of representation or a combined director district and at-large plan of representation by the electors or prior to a revision and redesignation of director district boundaries; (e) If the person who was duly elected or appointed is found guilty of a felony; (f) If a court of competent jurisdiction voids the officer's election or appointment or removes the person duly elected or appointed for any cause whatsoever, but only after his right to appeal has been waived or otherwise exhausted; (g) If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the person duly elected or appointed is insane or otherwise mentally incompetent, but only after the right to appeal has been waived or otherwise exhausted, and a court enters, pursuant to part 3 or part 4 of article 14 of title 15 or section 27-65-109 (4) or 27-65-127, C.R.S., an order specifically finding that the insanity or mental incompetency is of such a degree that the person is incapable of serving as a school director; (h) If the person who was duly elected or appointed does not attend three consecutive regular meetings of the board of education, unless the board by resolution shall approve any additional absences or unless the absences are due to a temporary mental or physical disability or illness; (i) If the person who was duly elected or appointed dies during the term of office. (2) At the next board of education meeting immediately following the occurrence of any condition specified in subsection (1) of this section, the board of education of the district shall adopt a resolution declaring a vacancy in the school director office, and the board of education of the school district in which the vacancy occurs shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy within sixty days after the vacancy has occurred. If the appointment is not made by the board within the sixty-day period, the president of the board shall forthwith appoint a person to fill the vacancy. The appointment shall be evidenced by an appropriate entry in the minutes of the meeting and the board shall cause a certificate of appointment to be delivered to the person so appointed. A duplicate of each certificate of appointment shall be forwarded to the department of education. oard within the sixty-day period, the president of the board shall forthwith appoint a person to fill the vacancy. The appointment shall be evidenced by an appropriate entry in the minutes of the meeting and the board shall cause a certificate of appointment to be delivered to the person so appointed. A duplicate of each certificate of appointment shall be forwarded to the department of education. (3) If the vacancy occurs more than ninety days prior to the next regular biennial school election and the unexpired term is for more than two years, an appointee to the office of school director shall serve until the next regular biennial school election when the successor for the remainder of the term is elected and has qualified. If the vacancy occurs within the ninety-day period prior to a regular biennial school election and the unexpired term is for more than two years, an appointee to the office of school director shall serve until the next succeeding regular biennial school election when a successor for the remainder of the term is elected and has qualified. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (3), an appointee to the office of school director shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. (4) Whenever the filling of a vacancy, as provided in subsection (3) of this section, causes terms of different duration to be open at the time of the regular election in a school district which has an at-large plan of representation or a combined director district and at-large plan of representation, candidates running at large shall designate the term for which they are running in accordance with section 1-4-803 (3), C.R.S.

C.R.S. § 22-31-130 School election offenses

22-31-130. School election offenses. (Deleted by amendment)

C.R.S. § 22-31-131 Election procedures in districts composed of a city and county

22-31-131. Election procedures in districts composed of a city and county. (1) The regular biennial school election in each school district coterminous with a city and county shall be held on the first Tuesday in November of each odd-numbered year, shall be conducted and supervised by the election commission of the city and county, and shall be governed by articles 1 to 13 of title 1. Limits on contributions to candidates for the board of education of such school district are specified in section 1-45-103.7 (1.7). The disclosure of such contributions is governed in accordance with sections 1-45-108 and 1-45-109. (1.5) (a) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (I) In enacting section 7 of article XX of the state constitution, the people of the state of Colorado recognized the uniqueness of the city and county of Denver and provided for the city and county of Denver to constitute a single school district, district number 1; (II) Section 7 of article XX of the state constitution, provides that the conduct, affairs, and business of district number 1 for the city and county of Denver be in the hands of a board of education consisting of such numbers and elected in such manner as the general school laws of the state shall provide; (III) The principle of shared decision-making by the board of education, the individual school, and the parents of children enrolled in the individual school is being stressed in district number 1; (IV) All communities of district number 1, especially the parents of pupils enrolled in the district, should be represented on the board of education and the views of such communities will be better represented if five of the seven members of the board of education are elected under a director district plan of representation; (V) Such a director district plan of representation for district number 1 would promote accountability of members of the board of education of district number 1 to the needs of their constituents. (b) (I) On and after January 1, 1993, each school district coterminous with a city and county shall elect a seven-member board of education with one eligible elector elected from each of five director districts and two eligible electors elected from the district at large. Directors elected from each of the five director districts shall be voted on by the eligible electors residing within the director district only, but the two directors elected at large shall be voted on by the electors of the entire district. Directors shall be elected for four-year terms. (II) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2004, p. 195, § 14, effective August 4, 2004.) (c) (I) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2004, p. 195, § 14, effective August 4, 2004.) (II) The board of education for school district number 1 shall provide for the revision of the director district boundaries following each federal census. (1.7) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2004, p. 195, § 14, effective August 4, 2004.) (2) to (11) (Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 835, § 31, effective January 1, 1993.) (12) (a) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2006, p. 606, § 23, effective August 7, 2006.) (b) and (c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2004, p. 195, § 14, effective August 4, 2004.)

C.R.S. § 22-31-132 Article not applicable to local district colleges

22-31-132. Article not applicable to local district colleges. This article shall not apply to local college districts, unless the local district college board of trustees elects to participate in the regular biennial school election, as provided in section 23-71-110 (5) and (7), C.R.S.

C.R.S. § 22-31-133 Present school directors not removed

22-31-133. Present school directors not removed. This article shall not be construed to remove any school director from office during the term for which the officer was elected or appointed, but shall apply to the election and appointment of directors after July 1, 1964.

C.R.S. § 22-31-134 Validation

22-31-134. Validation. All school elections and all acts and proceedings had or taken, or purportedly had or taken, prior to June 2, 1971, by or on behalf of any school district, under law or under color of law, preliminary to and in the holding and survey of all school elections are hereby validated, ratified, approved, and confirmed, notwithstanding any lack of power, authority, or otherwise, and notwithstanding any defects or irregularities in such elections, acts, and proceedings.
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