{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-40-9.5-109.5","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 40-9.5-109.5","heading":"Election policy - adoption - publication - contents.","body":"(1) The board of directors of each cooperative electric association shall adopt a written policy governing the election of directors. The association shall post the policy on the association's website, provide notice of the policy at the time a person becomes a member, and provide a copy of the policy to a member upon request. The election policy shall contain true and complete information on the following subjects:\n\n(a) The procedure and timing for a member to become a candidate for the board of directors and the process by which elections for the board of directors are held;\n\n(b) The qualifications for candidates and requirements for appearing on the ballot;\n\n(c) The date of the election, which shall be fixed, posted on the association's website, and otherwise publicized no less than six months before the election;\n\n(d) Who is entitled to vote in an election, including how joint members may vote; and\n\n(e) How a member may obtain and cast a ballot.\n\n(2) In addition to the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, information on how to become a candidate and the schedule for elections shall be posted on the association's website and otherwise publicized based on a member's preferred method of communication no less than two months before petitions to become a candidate are due.\n\n(3) The deadline to return ballots shall be posted on the website at least two months before the deadline and shall remain so posted until after the election.","path":["Title 40 - UTILITIES","Article 9.5 - Cooperative Electric Associations","Part 1 - GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-40.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"7cbebe10756c2c303d2c5b3d461bf7bc894633f6a98f20d9fd47865e20ad324e","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-40-9.5-109","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-40-9.5-109.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}