§ 30-11-506 — Procedure to amend or repeal charter

(1) Action to amend a
charter shall be initiated by:

(a) A petition signed by at least five percent of the registered electors of the
county; or

(b) A resolution adopted by the board of county commissioners submitting
the proposed amendment to the registered electors.

(2) Action to repeal a charter or to form a new charter commission may be
initiated by a petition signed by at least fifteen percent of the registered electors of
the county.

(3) (a) Within thirty days of initiation of a proposed amendment, repeal, or
charter convention measure, the board of county commissioners shall publish
notice of and call an election to be held not less than thirty nor more than one
hundred twenty days after said publication. The text of any proposed amendment
shall be published with said notice.

(b) If the proposal is for a charter commission, the election shall be
scheduled at least sixty days after publication of the notice. The procedure for the
forming and functioning of a new charter commission shall comply as nearly as
practicable with provisions relating to formation and functioning of an initial charter
commission.

(4) If a majority of the registered electors voting thereon vote for a proposed
amendment, the amendment shall be deemed approved. If a majority of the
registered electors voting thereon vote for repeal of the charter, the charter shall
be deemed repealed, and the county shall proceed to organize and operate
pursuant to the statutes applicable to statutory counties.

Legislative History

Source: L. 71: p. 352, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 36-28-6. L. 85: (1)(a), (1)(b), (2), and (4) amended, p. 1345, � 12, effective June 4.