TERM LIMITS
In 1994, the citizens of Colorado passed Amendment 17 which established term limits for all local elected offices. Amendment 17 contains a provision allowing local governments to place term limit exemption questions on the ballot. To date 58 counties have successfully removed or extended term limits for one or more elected offices. The following is a listing of counties that have successfully repealed or extended term limits, the offices that were affected, and the year in which the term limit was repealed.
Takeaways:
- Term Limits eliminated for all positions: 16 counties
- Term Limits eliminated for all positions, except Commissioner: 15 counties
- Two Term Limit intact for all positions: 11 counties
- Commissioner, 2 x 4 year term limit: 32 counties
- Commissioner, 3 x 4 year term limit: 7 counties
- Commissioner term limits eliminated: 25 counties
CCI houses sample ballots from each county’s General Election, to request a county’s ballot, please call CCI at 303-861-4076.
