§ C.R.S. § 1-3-103Party committees

(1) (a) At its own precinct caucus, each political party shall
elect two committeepersons for each election precinct as provided in section 1-3-102. Each
committeeperson shall hold the position for a term of two years after the date of the election, and
each shall serve until a successor is duly elected or appointed and commences the term of office.
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In case of a vacancy in the office of precinct committeeperson, the vacancy may be filled by the
members of the county central committee vacancy committee. If the county central committee
vacancy committee does not fill the vacancy within thirty days of the vacancy occurring, the
vacancy may be filled by the recommendation of the county chair, subject to ratification by the
county central committee. If the county chair does not fill the vacancy within sixty days of the
vacancy occurring, the vacancy may be filled by recommendation of the state chair, subject to
ratification by the county central committee. The person selected must be a resident of the
precinct in which the vacancy occurred.
(b) (I) All of the precinct committeepersons of the political party in the county, all of the
district captains and co-captains, if any, of the political party in the county, and the county party
officers selected pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subsection (1), together with the elected county
public officials, the state senators and representatives, the United States senators and
representatives, the elected state public officials, and the district attorney, who are members of
the party and who reside within the county, shall constitute the membership of the county central
committee, but the multiple office shall not entitle a person to more than one vote, excluding
proxies.
(II) In counties which have adopted a five-commissioner board or county home rule,
such county central committee shall be constituted of all the precinct committeepersons from
precincts in the county commissioner district, together with the officers selected pursuant to this
subparagraph (II), and the state senators and representatives and the district attorney who are
members of the party and who reside within the district. Such county central committee shall
meet on the same date and select a chairperson and vice-chairperson in the same manner as the
county central committee. Such central committee shall select a vacancy committee for the
purpose of filling vacancies in the office of county commissioner held by members of the
political party.
(c) Each county central committee shall meet on a date which falls between February 1
and February 15 of the odd-numbered years to organize by selecting a chairperson, a vicechairperson, and a secretary and any other officers provided for in the county rules and shall
select a vacancy committee authorized to fill vacancies in the county central committee and the
offices held by members of the county central committee and shall select a separate vacancy
committee to fill vacancies in the office of county commissioner held by members of the
political party.
(d) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of subsection (4), paragraph (b) of subsection
(5), and paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of this section, all other central committees shall meet on
a date which falls between February 15 and April 1 of the odd-numbered years to organize by
electing a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and a secretary and shall select a vacancy committee
authorized to fill vacancies in the central committees and in district and state offices held by
members of the political party.
(e) Repealed.
(2) (a) The state central committee shall consist of the chairpersons and vicechairpersons of the several party county central committees, together with the elected United
States senators, representatives in congress, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
state treasurer, attorney general, members of the board of regents, members of the state board of
education, state senators, and state representatives, and any additional members as provided for
by the state central committee bylaws. Two additional members shall be allowed the political
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party from each county that polled at least ten thousand votes at the last preceding general
election for its candidate for governor or president of the United States. Two additional members
shall be allowed for each additional ten thousand votes or major portion thereof so polled in the
county. The additional members shall be elected by the county central committee of the political
party.
(b) Within ten days after the adjournment of the organizational meeting of the state
central committee of any political party, the chairperson and secretary of the state central
committee shall file under oath with the secretary of state a full and complete roll of the
membership of the state central committee.
(3) (a) The chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of the several party county central
committees entirely or partially, who reside within each congressional district, together with the
elected congressperson, the elected state board of education member of the party for the
congressional district, the elected board of regents member of the party for the congressional
district, and the state senators and representatives of the party who reside within the
congressional district, shall constitute the party congressional central committee.
(b) If, in any county, or portion thereof, within the congressional district, any political
party has polled at least ten thousand votes at the last preceding general election for its candidate
for governor or president of the United States, the county shall be entitled to two additional
members of the congressional central committee of the political party. Two additional members
shall be allowed for each additional ten thousand votes or major portion thereof so polled by the
party in the county or portion thereof within the congressional district. The additional members
shall reside within the congressional district and shall be elected by those members of the county
central committee of the political party who reside within the congressional district. The
additional members shall be as equally divided as possible between male and female.
(c) Other members of the congressional central committees may be provided for by the
state central committee bylaws.
(d) Each party congressional district central committee shall elect its own chairperson,
vice-chairperson, and secretary and shall adopt its own bylaws concerning its conduct, which
shall include but need not be limited to requirements for eligibility to vote in the congressional
district assembly.
(e) The chairperson of each party congressional district central committee shall fix the
time and place of each meeting of the committee, shall fix the time and place of its congressional
district assembly, and shall preside over each meeting and the congressional district assembly.
(4) (a) The chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of the several party county central
committees, who reside within each judicial district, together with the elected district attorney of
the party for the judicial district, shall constitute the judicial district central committee.
(b) If, in any county within the judicial district, any political party has polled at least ten
thousand votes at the last preceding general election for its candidate for governor or president of
the United States, the county shall be entitled to two additional members of the judicial district
central committee of the political party. Two additional members shall be allowed for each
additional ten thousand votes or major portion thereof polled in the county. The additional
members shall be elected by those members of the county central committee of the political
party who reside within the judicial district. The additional members shall be as equally divided
as possible between male and female.
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(c) Other members of the judicial district central committee may be provided for by the
state central committee bylaws.
(d) When a judicial district is comprised of one county or a portion of one county, the
judicial district central committee shall consist of all elected precinct committeepersons, the
elected district attorney, and the chairperson, the vice-chairperson, and the secretary of the
county central committee, all of whom are of the party and reside in that judicial district. The
committee shall meet on the same date and select a chairperson and vice-chairperson in the same
manner as a party county central committee; except that after the 2025 meeting of any judicial
district central committee to select a chairperson and vice-chairperson pursuant to this section,
the judicial district central committee shall next meet to organize on a date that falls between
February 15 and April 1 of 2029, and shall meet to organize on a date that falls between
February 15 and April 1 of every fourth year thereafter.
(e) Each party judicial district central committee shall elect its own chairperson, vicechairperson, and secretary and shall adopt its own bylaws concerning its conduct, which shall
include but need not be limited to requirements for eligibility to vote in the judicial district
assembly.
(f) The chairperson of each party judicial district central committee shall fix the time and
place of each meeting of the committee, shall fix the time and place of its district assembly, and
shall preside over each meeting and the judicial district assembly.
(5) (a) When a state senatorial district is comprised of one or more whole counties or of
a part of one county and all or a part of one or more other counties, a state senatorial central
committee shall consist of the elected precinct committee persons, the chairpersons, vicechairpersons, and secretary of the several party county central committees, who reside within the
state senatorial district. If any of those officers do not reside in the state senatorial district,
replacements shall be provided who do reside in the district. The state senatorial central
committee shall also include the elected state senator of the party for the state senatorial district,
the state representatives of the party who reside within the state senatorial district, and a
chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary of the state senatorial central committee, who may
or may not be elected from among, but shall be elected by, the chairpersons, vice-chairpersons,
and secretary, the state senator, and the state representatives.
(b) When a state senatorial district is comprised of a portion of one county, a state
senatorial central committee shall consist of the elected precinct committeepersons, the elected
state senator, the elected state representatives, and a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary
of the state senatorial central committee, all of whom are of the party and reside in that senatorial
district. In addition, the chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary of the party county central
committee shall be members of each state senatorial central committee, who reside within the
senatorial district. The chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary of the state senatorial central
committee may or may not be elected from among, but shall be elected by, the state senatorial
central committee. The committee shall meet on the same date and select a chairperson and vicechairperson in the same manner as the party county central committee.
(6) (a) When a state representative district is comprised of one or more whole counties
or of a part of one county and all or a part of one or more other counties, a state representative
central committee shall consist of the elected precinct committee persons, the chairpersons, vicechairpersons, and secretary of the several party county central committees, who reside within the
state representative district. If any of those officers do not reside in the state representative
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district, replacements shall be provided who do reside in the district. The state representative
central committee shall also include the elected state representative of the party for the state
representative district, each state senator of the party who resides within that representative
district, and a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary of the state representative central
committee, who may or may not be elected from among, but shall be elected by, the
chairpersons, vice-chairpersons, and secretary, the state representative, and the state senators.
(b) When a state representative district is comprised of a portion of one county, a state
representative central committee shall consist of the elected precinct committeepersons, the
elected state representative, the elected state senators, and a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and
secretary of the state representative central committee, all of whom are of the party and reside in
that state representative district. In addition, the chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary of
the party county central committee, who reside within the state representative district, shall be
members of the state representative central committee. The chairperson, vice-chairperson, and
secretary of the state representative district central committee may or may not be elected from
among, but shall be elected by, the state representative central committee. The committee shall
meet on the same date and select a chairperson and vice-chairperson in the same manner as the
party county central committee.
(7) No later than thirty days after the organizational meetings authorized by this section,
the secretary of each party central committee prescribed by this section shall file with the state
party a list of the names, addresses, and teleph