Colorado Revised Statutes

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-12-101 (2026)

Elected officers subject to recall

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Every elected officer of this state or any political subdivision thereof is subject to recall from office at any time by the eligible electors entitled to vote for a successor to the incumbent. The recall of any state officer shall be governed by the recall of state officers procedure set forth in this article.

Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 793, § 15, effective January 1, 1993.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1991–2012 · leading case: Colorado Ethics Watch v. Clear the Bench Colorado, 277 P.3d 931 (Colo. Ct. App. 2012).

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Colorado Ethics Watch v. Clear the Bench Colorado, 277 P.3d 931 (Colo. Ct. App. 2012). “§ 2 ("[florm of recall petition"), and §§ 1-12-101 to -128, C.R.S.2011 (recall from office).”

In Re Title, for 1999-2000 No. 104, 987 P.2d 249 (Colo. 1999). “Sections 1-12-101 to -123, 1 C.R.S. (1999), provide for the recall from office of various selected officers.”

Trinsey v. Com. of Pa., Dept. of State, 766 F. Supp. 1338 (E.D. Pa. 1991). “See Colo.Rev.Stat. §§ 1-12-101, 1-4-401, 1-4-402; Mont.”

Habecker v. Town of Estes Park, Colorado, 452 F. Supp. 2d 1113 (D. Colo. 2006). “§ 1-12-101 (“Every elected officer of this state or any political division thereof is subject to recall from office at any time by the eligible electors entitled to vote for a successor to the incumbent.”

Aisenberg v. Campbell, 987 P.2d 249 (Colo. 1999). “Sections 1-12-101 to -123, 1 C.R.S. (1999), provide for the recall írom office of various selected officers.”

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