SB 59 — Multiple Elected Offices Prohibited for General Assembly

SecondNOTE: Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REREVISED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the Second House LLS NO.

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m A Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

Members ofthegeneralassemblyprohibitedfromof the general assembly prohibited from holding multiple elected offices.

(1) CCOMMENCING OMMENCING WITH THE FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE SEVENTY -SIXTH-SIXTHGENERALASSEMBLY GENERAL,ANDDURINGEACHREGULARSESSION ASSEMBLYTHEREAFTER ,,EXCEPT AND DURING EACH REGULAR SESSION THEREAFTER,EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION(2)OFSUBSECTION (2)OF THIS SECTION,ASECTION MEMBER,A OFMEMBEROFTHEGENERALASSEMBLYSHALLNOTHOLDANYOTHERELECTED THEOFFICE GENERALWHILE ASSEMBLYSERVING SHALLAS NOTA HOLDMEMBER ANYOF OTHERELECTEDOFFICETHE WHILE SERVINGASAMEMBEROFTHE GENERAL ASSEMBLY .

THIS SECTION APPLIES TO A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLYUPONTAKINGTHEOATHOFOFFICEOFTHEGENERALASSEMBLYASSEMBLY UPON TAKING THE OATH OF OFFICE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 2________ (2)Capital OFletters ARTICLEor Vbold OF& THEitalic STATEnumbers CONSTITUTION.indicate new material added to existing law;

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(a)(2)OF THEARTICLE MEMBERV OF THE GENERALSTATE ASSEMBLYCONSTITUTION HOLDS. A SPECIAL DISTRICT ELECTED OFFIC;

(b)(2) THEMEMBEROFTHEGENERALASSEMBLYHASLESSTHANONET YEARHE REMAININGPROVISIONS IN THEIR TERM IN ANOTHER ELECTED OFFICE AT THE TIME THE MEMBER TAKES THE OATH OF OFFICESUBSECTION OF(1)OF THETHIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 2DO (2OFNOT ARTICLEVAPPLY OFIF: THE STATE CONSTITUTION;

(c)(a) TET MEMBEROFTHEHE GENERALASSEMBLYHASLESSTHANONE YEARREMAININGINTHEIRTERMINTHEGENERALASSEMBLYATTHETIME THE MEMBER TAKESOF THE OATHGENERAL OFASSEMBLY OFFICEHOLDS OFA ANOTHERSPECIAL DISTRICT ELECTED OFFIC;OFFICE;

OR(b) -2-T 059HE (d) THE MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ISHAS ALESS SENATORTHAN WHOONE ISYEAR REMAINING IN THETHEIR MIDDLETERM OFIN THEIRANOTHER TERMELECTED OFFICE AT THE BEGINNINGTIME OFTHE MEMBER TAKES THE FIRSTOATH REGULAROF SESSIONOFFICE OF THE SEVENTY -SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY .AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 2 (2)OF ARTICLEV OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION ;

(c) T HE MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS LESS THAN ONE YEAR REMAINING IN THEIR TERM IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT THE TIME THE MEMBER TAKES THE OATH OF OFFICE OFANOTHER ELECTED OFFICE ;OR (d) THE MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS A SENATOR WHO IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR TERM AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE SEVENTY -SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY .

The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservationofthepublicpeace,health,orsafetyorforappropriationsforpreservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 26-059 the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state institutions.

-3-____________________________ 059____________________________ James Rashad Coleman, Sr.

Julie McCluskie PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES ____________________________ ____________________________ Esther van Mourik Vanessa Reilly SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVED________________________________________ (Date and Time) _________________________________________ Jared S.

Polis GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 26-059