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This bill modifies the definition of a "general election" for the purpose of when a ballot question can be placed before voters. Currently, a ballot question that would require a local government to negotiate with its fire department and extend the "Colorado Firefighter Safety Act" (a law ensuring safety standards for firefighters) to those employees can be added to the ballot for various types of elections, including general municipal elections, special district board elections, and statewide primary or general elections. This bill narrows the scope for statewide general elections, meaning that such a ballot question can only be added to a statewide general election held in an odd-numbered year if that election is also a "coordinated election," which is a specific type of election managed under the "Uniform Election Code of 1992" to ensure efficient administration.

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https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-047