Colorado § 31-11-110 Protest

Colorado Statutes

§ 31-11-110 — Protest

Colorado § 31-11-110

Title 31Government

Art.Municipal Initiatives, Referenda,

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-11-110 (2026).

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(1)Within forty days after an initiative or referendum petition is filed, a protest in writing under oath may be filed in the office of the clerk by any registered elector who resides in the municipality, setting forth specifically the grounds for such protest. The grounds for protest may include, but shall not be limited to, the failure of any portion of a petition or circulator affidavit to meet the requirements of this article. No signature may be challenged that is not identified in the protest by section and line number. The clerk shall forthwith mail a copy of such protest to the persons designated as representing the petition proponents pursuant to section 31-11-106 (2) and to the protester, together with a notice fixing a time for hearing such protest that is not less tha

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(1) Within forty days after an initiative or referendum
petition is filed, a protest in writing under oath may be filed in the office of the clerk
by any registered elector who resides in the municipality, setting forth specifically
the grounds for such protest. The grounds for protest may include, but shall not be
limited to, the failure of any portion of a petition or circulator affidavit to meet the
requirements of this article. No signature may be challenged that is not identified in
the protest by section and line number. The clerk shall forthwith mail a copy of such
protest to the persons designated as representing the petition proponents pursuant
to section 31-11-106 (2) and to the protester, together with a notice fixing a time for
hearing such protest that is not less than five or more than ten days after such
notice is mailed.

(2) The county clerk shall furnish a requesting protester with a list of the
registered electors in the municipality and shall charge a fee to cover the cost of
furnishing the list.

(3) Every hearing shall be held before the clerk with whom such protest is
filed. The clerk shall serve as hearing officer unless some other person is
designated by the legislative body as the hearing officer, and the testimony in every
such hearing shall be under oath. The hearing officer shall have the power to issue
subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses. The hearing shall be summary
and not subject to delay and shall be concluded within sixty days after the petition
is filed. No later than five days after the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing
officer shall issue a written determination of whether the petition is sufficient or not
sufficient. If the hearing officer determines that a petition is not sufficient, the
officer shall identify those portions of the petition that are not sufficient and the
reasons therefor. The result of the hearing shall be forthwith certified to the
protester and to the persons designated as representing the petition proponents
pursuant to section 31-11-106 (2). The determination as to petition sufficiency may
be reviewed by the district court for the county in which such municipality or
portion thereof is located upon application of the protester, the persons designated
as representing the petition proponents pursuant to section 31-11-106 (2), or the
municipality, but such review shall be had and determined forthwith.