§ C.R.S. § 1-12-206Vacancies in the office of county commissioner

(1) In case of a vacancy
occurring in the office of county commissioner, a vacancy committee constituted as provided in
this section shall, by a majority vote of its members present at a meeting called for the purpose,
fill the vacancy by appointment within ten days after the occurrence of the vacancy. The meeting
shall not be held unless a quorum is present consisting of not less than one-half of the voting
members of the vacancy committee. A member of the vacancy committee may not vote by
proxy. If the vacancy committee fails to fill the vacancy within ten days, the governor shall fill
the vacancy by appointment within fifteen days after the occurrence of the vacancy.
(2) If the vacating commissioner was elected by the electors of the whole county,
whether at large or from a district, the successor shall be appointed by a vacancy committee
constituted of those persons selected at the county central committee organizational meeting of
the same political party as the vacating commissioner. In selecting the members of a vacancy
committee, the central committee of a jurisdiction shall select, at a minimum, the members of the
jurisdiction's central committee.
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(3) If the vacating commissioner was elected only by the electors of the district from
which the vacating commissioner was elected, the county commissioner district central
committee of the same district and political party as the vacating commissioner shall appoint a
vacancy committee whose sole purpose shall be to name a successor to the position of county
commissioner. In selecting the members of a vacancy committee, the central committee of a
jurisdiction shall select, at a minimum, the members of the jurisdiction's central committee. In
the event the county commissioner district central committee fails to appoint a vacancy
committee, the vacancy committee shall consist of the members of the jurisdiction's central
committee.
(4) If the vacating commissioner is unaffiliated, then a registered unaffiliated successor
shall be appointed by the governor, acting as a vacancy committee, within ten days after the
vacancy.
(4.5) If the vacating commissioner is affiliated with a minor political party, then a
registered elector affiliated with the same minor political party shall be appointed as the
successor pursuant to the constitution or bylaws of the minor political party.
(5) Any person appointed to a vacancy in the office of county commissioner under this
section must be a resident of the county and reside within the district, if any, in which the
vacancy exists and must be a member of the same political party or minor political party, if any,
shown in the statewide voter registration system as the vacating commissioner. Any person
appointed pursuant to this section holds the office until the next general election or until the
vacancy is filled by election according to law.
(6) A vacancy committee may not select a person to fill a vacancy at a meeting held
pursuant to this section unless a written notice announcing the time and location of the vacancy
committee meeting is mailed to each member of the vacancy committee at least six days before
the meeting by the chairperson of the central committee. Mailing of the notice is effective when
the notice is properly addressed and deposited in the United States mail with first-class postage
prepaid.
(7) (a) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, a member of a vacancy committee
filling a vacancy pursuant to this section may participate in a vacancy committee meeting
remotely, including casting the member's vote by e-mail, mail, telephone, or through an internetbased application if allowed by the party's rules.
(b) Repealed.