Board Member Elections

Introduction

State Personnel Board elections are held periodically pursuant to C.R.S. § 24-50-103(3)(B) and Board Rule 1-2.

To be eligible to serve on the Colorado State Personnel Board, a person: (1) must be a qualified state elector in the State of Colorado; and (2) may not be an officer or employee of the State of Colorado or of any state employee organization. 

To be eligible to vote in a Board election, a person must be a certified state employee.

Vacancies occurring for elected positions on the Board are announced on this website. In order to be included on a ballot for an elected position, eligible candidates must obtain a number of verified signatures from certified state employees on official nomination petitions. Certified state employees are eligible to vote for their candidate of choice. The candidate obtaining the most votes is certified as elected to the Board.

During work time, state employees may not engage in campaign related activities like collection of signatures, advocacy, message development, or fundraising. Campaign activities should be conducted after hours and away from state offices.  However, the Board does not object to state employees taking a brief period to complete and transmit their own Employee Nomination Form to a candidate or a person working for a candidate.

2025 Election

The Colorado State Personnel Board announced in March 2025 that a vacancy will occur when the first term of Euell Thomas expires on June 30, 2025.  Euell Thomas has served as a Board Member from July 2022 to the present.  Thomas is eligible for a second term on the Board.

Pursuant to Board Rule 1-2, the Board informed potential candidates to provide nominating signatures of a minimum of 50 certified State employees on or before April 25.  As of that deadline, however, no candidate submitted the required number of nominating signatures.  On May 20, 2025, the Board voted to initiate the rulemaking process to amend Board Rule 1-2(E) to lower the number of required nominating signatures in these situations.  The rulemaking hearing is scheduled for July 15.  For more information, please visit:

https://spb.colorado.gov/rules-decisions/board-rulemaking

For questions please contact the Board Director at 303-866-5776 or at dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us.