§ C.R.S. § 1-12-112Ballots - statement included

(1) In addition to all other requirements of law,
the official ballot must contain the statement described in section 1-12-103 stating the grounds
for demanding the officer's recall. The officer sought to be recalled may submit to the designated
election official a statement of three hundred words or fewer justifying the officer's course of
conduct. The officer shall not include any profane or false statements in the statement of
justification. The officer shall submit the statement no later than ten days after the statement of
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sufficiency has been submitted or created. The official ballot must contain the statement of
justification if submitted pursuant to this subsection (1).
(2) Ballots for the election of a successor to the officer sought to be recalled must
contain the candidates' names, which must be placed on the ballot by lot.
(3) The official ballot for the election of a successor to the officer sought to be recalled
shall contain a blank space in which the elector may write the name of a write-in candidate who
has timely filed an affidavit of intent in accordance with section 1-12-115.