§ 31-4-202 — Petition - election

Colorado § 31-4-202

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 31: Government
• Art.: Organizational Structure and Officers

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(1) When a petition, signed by five percent of
the registered electors of the municipality, requesting an election on the question
of adopting the city council-city manager form of government is presented to the
city council, the city council shall adopt an ordinance calling for an election upon
such question to be held within four calendar months from the date of the
presentation of such petition. The petition shall state whether the mayor under such
form of government shall be elected by and from among the members of the city
council or from the city at large by the registered electors of the city at the regular
election. The question of adopting such form of government shall be submitted to
the registered electors of the city at a special or regular election to be conducted in
accordance with the provisions of the Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965.

(2) The mayor or, in case of the disability of the mayor, the mayor pro tem,
immediately following the effective date of such ordinance, shall cause notice to be
given of such election, which notice shall be given in the manner prescribed by the
Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965.

(3) (a) If the petition requests that the mayor be elected by and from among
the members of the city council, the question to be submitted at such election shall
be: Shall the City of (name of city) reorganize by adopting the City Council-City
Manager form of government as provided in part 2 of article 4 of title 31, Colorado
Revised Statutes, with the mayor to be elected by and from among the members of
the city council?. The form of ballot or voting machine tabs shall be: For City
Council-City Manager Form - Mayor elected by Council and Against City Council-City Manager Form - Mayor elected by Council.

(b) If the petition requests that the mayor be elected from the city at large
by the registered electors of the city at the regular election, the question to be
submitted at such election shall be: Shall the city of (name of city) reorganize
by adopting the City Council-City Manager form of government, as provided in part
2 of article 4 of title 31, Colorado Revised Statutes, with the mayor to be elected by
the registered electors of the city at the regular election?. The form of ballot or
voting machine tabs shall be: For City Council-City Manager Form - Mayor elected
by Popular Vote and Against City Council-City Manager Form - Mayor elected by
Popular Vote.

(4) The registered electors of any city which has previously reorganized into
the city council-city manager form of government under this part 2 may, at any
time, petition in the manner set forth in subsection (1) of this section for an election
on:

(a) Returning to the original mayor-council form of government;

(b) Retaining the city council-city manager form of government but with the
mayor to be elected by the registered electors of the city at the regular election
rather than elected by and from among the members of the city council; or

(c) Retaining the city council-city manager form of government but with the
mayor to be elected by and from among the members of the city council.

Legislative History

Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1028, � 1, effective July 1. L. 87: (1) amended, p. 327, � 79, effective July 1. L. 89: (1) and (3) amended and (4) added, p. 1288, � 4, effective April 6. L. 2021: (1), (3)(b), and (4)(b) amended, (HB 21-1071), ch. 367, p. 2422, � 17, effective July 1, 2022.