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House approves hybrid vacancy process after weeklong debate over special elections
Summary
The House passed HB1315, creating a hybrid vacancy process that keeps local vacancy committees but adds an odd‑year November election to confirm appointees; sponsors delayed implementation and added campaign‑finance and transparency rules after months of stakeholder negotiation.
The Colorado House on Tuesday passed House Bill 13‑15 after hours of amendments and debate that split lawmakers over whether to rely on party vacancy committees or force earlier special elections.
Supporters said the bill strikes a balance between keeping the traditional vacancy committee that promptly fills legislative seats and giving voters a timely chance to confirm appointees in an odd‑year November election. The bill delays statewide implementation and builds in new campaign‑finance disclosure, ballot‑order procedures and a process for counties to administer the coordinated odd‑year election.
Proponents argued the change…
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