Colorado § 30-8-107 County seats - removal - petition - election

Colorado Statutes

§ 30-8-107 — County seats - removal - petition - election

Colorado § 30-8-107

Title 30Government

Art.Location and Removal of County Seats

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-8-107 (2026).

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(1)When the taxpaying electors of any county in this state are desirous of changing the county seat of the county in which they reside from the place where such county seat has been permanently located, they may at any time present to the board of county commissioners of such county a petition signed by a majority of such taxpaying electors whose names shall appear on the last tax roll. No names shall be withdrawn from said petition after the same has been presented to the board of county commissioners, except in cases of actual fraud in the procuring of signatures to the same.

(2)Thereupon it is the duty of the board to require the county clerk and recorder, in giving notice for the next general election, to notify the registered voters of said county to designate upon their

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(1) When the
taxpaying electors of any county in this state are desirous of changing the county
seat of the county in which they reside from the place where such county seat has
been permanently located, they may at any time present to the board of county
commissioners of such county a petition signed by a majority of such taxpaying
electors whose names shall appear on the last tax roll. No names shall be
withdrawn from said petition after the same has been presented to the board of
county commissioners, except in cases of actual fraud in the procuring of
signatures to the same.

(2) Thereupon it is the duty of the board to require the county clerk and
recorder, in giving notice for the next general election, to notify the registered
voters of said county to designate upon their ballots at such election the place of
their choice; and, if upon canvassing the votes polled or given it appears that any
one place has two-thirds of all legal votes polled or given, such place shall be the
county seat, and notice of any change thereby made shall be given as provided by
law. Where there are no county buildings and the petition so states, it shall not be
necessary for such majority to be more than a mere majority of all the legal votes
cast to effect such removal.

(3) The term taxpaying electors as used in this section means only those
persons who are qualified voters under the registration and election laws of this
state, and who in the calendar year last preceding the year in which such petition is
presented as aforesaid have paid a tax, or are liable for the payment of such tax, on
real or personal property assessed to them and owned by them in the county in
which such petition is presented.

Legislative History

Source: R.S. p. 162, � 42. G.L. omitted. G.S. � 685. L. 1885: p. 163, � 1. L. 1891: p. 117, � 1. R.S. 08: � 1167. L. 11: p. 263, � 1. L. 13: p. 229, � 1. C.L. � 8655. CSA: C. 44, � 98. CRS 53: � 34-3-7. C.R.S. 1963: � 34-3-7. L. 85: (2) amended, p. 1343, � 5, effective April 30.