News Release

Colorado House District 14 Vacancy Nomination Paperwork Found to Be Deficient, Rejected

Denver, September 30, 2025 - The Department of State has rejected nominating paperwork from the vacancy committee for Colorado House District 14.

On Monday, September 15, 2025, House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese (R) resigned from her seat in the legislature with immediate effect. Under Colorado law (C.R.S. 1-12-203(2)), a vacancy committee may not select anyone to fill a vacancy without mailing a written notice of the vacancy committee meeting to committee members at least 10 days prior to the scheduled meeting. The vacancy committee for this seat notified committee members on September 15, 2025, and met and nominated a candidate on Monday, September 22, 2025 - fewer than 10 days following the resignation of the former House Minority Leader and meeting notice - and thus failed to comply with the law.

On September 24, 2025, the Department of State received nominating paperwork that included dates that show non-compliance with Colorado law.

Because this nominating process did not follow timelines established in statute, the paperwork has been deemed insufficient. The pertinent vacancy committee may resubmit nominating paperwork after following the proper procedures laid out in Colorado law.