State elections officials Monday rejected a Republican vacancy committee’s pick for a seat in the Colorado legislature, finding that the panel didn’t follow state law in making the selection. Second, Griffin said that the meeting wasn’t livestreamed as required by a bipartisan state law passed by the legislature this year. He said that’s OK because the bipartisan vacancy law doesn’t take effect until 2026. Jesse Paul,/The Colorado Sun Representatives listen to debate on a bill in the Colorado House during a special legislative session at the Colorado Capitol in Denver on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. The Colorado House GOP was already making plans for Flanell, who is also a social media influencer, to join their caucus.