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Colorado lawmakers propose two measures to address vacancy process in General Assembly

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Two measures introduced in the state House on Monday aim to address the issue of how vacancies in the General Assembly are handled. However, both approaches take very different paths to solving the problem.

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Bipartisan bill would reform process for vacancy-appointed lawmakers in Colorado

Visitors are seen in the Colorado Capitol on the first day of the 2025 session of the Legislature on Jan. 8, 2025. (Lindsey Toomer/Colorado Newsline)A bipartisan bill would restructure the vacancy committee process to replace members of the Colorado Legislature based on when a vacancy occurs, such as when a member resigns. House Bill 25-1315 was introduced on Monday, about three months into a lawmaking session that has seen a handful of vacancy …

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Vacancy-appointed Colorado lawmakers would have to run to keep their seat after a year under reform proposal

The legislation is a response to the growing calls for vacancy appointment reform that began in 2018 when The Colorado Sun first highlighted how many state legislative seats were secured through the vacancy process

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