As if the race for this seat wasn’t already a mess: “Buck’s unexpected resignation before his term ends would fall in the window where Colorado requires the governor to set a special election to fill the vacancy for the rest of this year, potentially supercharging that race. State law says a special election cannot be scheduled less than 90 days before the Nov. 5 election — meaning it must occur by early August.”

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https://www.denverpost.com/2024/03/12/ken-buck-resigns-congress-special-election/

Ken Buck resigns from Congress, setting stage for special election — and potentially scrambling race again

U.S. Rep. Ken Buck will step down from Congress on March 22, he announced Tuesday, setting the stage for a special election in a year when his expected departure already had set off a race to succe…

The Denver Post