§ 30-11-505 — Referendum election on charter - adoption or rejection

(1) Upon
submission to the board of county commissioners of a charter by the charter
commission, the board of county commissioners shall call a special election, to be
paid for from the special county charter fund and held pursuant to the Colorado
election laws. The special election shall be held not more than ninety days nor less
than forty-five days after the board of county commissioners receives the proposed
charter; however, if a coordinated election or general election is to be held within
sixty days after the board of county commissioners receives the proposed charter,
the special election shall be held as part of the coordinated election or general
election. The board of county commissioners shall publish in a newspaper of
general circulation within the county a complete text of the proposed charter not
less than ten days prior to the special election. At the special election a referendum
of the registered electors of the county shall be held to determine the question of
whether the proposed charter as submitted shall be adopted. Notice of the election
on the proposed charter shall be published at least thirty days prior to the election.

(2) If a majority of those voting on the question favor the adoption of the
charter, the said charter shall become effective January 1 of the succeeding year or
at such other time as the charter may provide. Such charter, once adopted by the
electors, may be amended only by the registered electors of the county.

(3) If a majority of the voters disapprove the proposed charter, the charter
commission may proceed to prepare a revised proposed charter in the same manner
provided for preparation, submission, and election on the proposed charter. The
election on any revised proposed charter must be held not less than ninety nor
more than one hundred eighty days after the election rejecting the proposed
charter. The charter commission shall not submit more than one proposed charter
and one revised proposed charter. If a majority of the voters disapprove the
proposed charter, or the revised proposed charter, if one is submitted, no new
referendum may be held during the next twelve months following the date of the
last disapproval.

(4) Upon acceptance or rejection of the proposed charter or the revised
proposed charter, if one is submitted by the registered electors of the county, the
charter commission shall be dissolved, and all property of the charter commission
shall thereupon become the property of the county, and the board of county
commissioners shall adopt a resolution to that effect.

Legislative History

Source: L. 71: p. 351, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 36-28-5. L. 85: (1), (2), and (4) amended, p. 1345, � 11, effective June 4. L. 2006: (1) amended, p. 2036, � 25, effective June 6.