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MEMORANDUM
Date: April 23, 2024
To: Mayor and City Councilmembers
Through: Kelly DiMartino, City Manager
Rupa Venkatesh, Assistant City Manager
From: Heather Walls, Interim City Clerk
Subject: Amended Election Code Committee Agenda – April 24, 2024
BOTTOM LINE
1. The attachments to item #2 of the published agenda did not include the redline and
comments due to an error with the agenda management system. The attached packet
includes all redline and comments as originally intended to be published.
2. Item #1, the Approval of Minutes, was out of order on the agenda and the presentation.
Both have been corrected.
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ARTICLE VIII. ELECTIONS
Section 1. Applicability of state constitution.
The Council shall provide by ordinance for the manner of holding city elections. All ordinances regarding elections
shall be consistent with the provisions of this Charter and the state Constitution. Any matter regarding elections
not covered by the state Constitution, this Charter or ordinance of the Council shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Colorado relating to municipal elections, or coordinated municipal elections, as applicable.
(Res. No. 71-12, 2-11-71, approved, election 4-6-71; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election
3-3-87; Ord. No. 080, 2022 , § 2, 7-5-22, approved, election 11-8-22; Ord. No. 081, 2022 , § 2, 7-5-22, approved,
election 11-8-22)
Section 2. City elections.
A regular city election shall be held on the first Tuesday in November of every odd-numbered year. All other
municipal elections shall be known as special city elections and shall be called by ordinance and shall be held in
accordance with the provisions of this Charter and any ordinances adopted pursuant thereto. All municipal
elections shall be nonpartisan.
In order to implement a change of regular city elections from April of each odd-numbered year to November of
each odd-numbered year, the term of the Mayor and each Councilmember shall be extended to such time as a
successor elected in November of the appropriate odd-numbered year (consistent with Article II, Section 1(b))
takes office, unless otherwise ended due to an event of vacancy or recall. Such change in term length shall have no
effect on the number of terms any such officer may be elected under the applicable term limits.
(Ord. No. 23, 1981, 2-17-81, approved, election 4-7-81; Ord. No. 201, 1986, § 1, Part B, § 2, 12-16-86, approved,
election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 154, 1988, 12-20-88,
approved, election 3-7-89; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 081, 2022 , § 2, 7-5-
22, approved, election 11-8-22)
Section 3. Nomination; withdrawal from nomination.
Any person who is qualified at the time of nomination for the office to be filled may be nominated for the elective
office by petition. A nominating petition for the office of Mayor shall be signed by not less than twenty-five (25)
registered electors. A nominating petition for District Council office shall be signed by not less than twenty-five
(25) registered electors residing in that District. A registered elector may sign one (1) petition for each office for
which the elector is entitled to vote at the election. If an elector should sign more petitions than entitled, said
elector's signature shall be void as to all petitions which the elector signed.
Nominating petitions must be filed with the City Clerk. The Council shall enact an ordinance specifying the time
frame for circulation and submittal of nominating petitions and the deadline for withdrawal from candidacy for
municipal office. Such time frame shall not be changed within one hundred eighty (180) days immediately prior to
the election. No nominating petition shall be accepted unless the candidate completes a verified acceptance of the
nomination certifying that he or she is not a candidate, directly or indirectly, of any political party, and that he or
she meets the qualifications for office and will serve if elected.
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A person who has been nominated may withdraw from candidacy by filing a written request to do so with the City
Clerk before the deadline established by Council ordinance for such withdrawal, and no name so withdrawn shall
be placed upon the ballot.
(Ord. No. 12, 1977, 2-15-77, approved, election 4-5-77; Ord. No. 201, 1986, § 1, Part E, § 3, 12-16-86, approved,
election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-
97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 081, 2022 , § 2, 7-5-22, approved, election 11-8-22)
Section 4. Petitions.
(a) Form; circulation. The Council shall prescribe by ordinance, upon recommendation of the City Clerk, the form
for a nominating petition which shall include such warnings and notices to signers as may be deemed
appropriate by the Council, as well as the candidate's verified acceptance of nomination. The signatures on a
nominating petition need not all be subscribed on one (1) page, but to each separate section of the petition
there shall be attached a signed statement of the circulator thereof, stating the number of signers on that
section of the petition, and that each signature thereon was made in the circulator's presence and is the
genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be. When executed, such statement shall be
accepted as true until it shall be proved false. If any portion is proved false, that portion of any petition shall
be disregarded. Following each signature on the petition of nomination shall be written the printed name
and the residence address of the signer, and the date of signing. All nominating papers comprising a petition
shall be filed as one (1) instrument.
(b) Sufficiency of petition. Upon receipt of a nominating petition, the City Clerk shall forthwith examine the
petition, and within five (5) working days after the filing of the petition, notify the candidate in writing of the
results of the examination, specifying the particulars of insufficiency, if any. Within the regular time for filing
petitions, an insufficient petition may be amended and filed again as a new petition, in which case the time
of the first filing shall be disregarded in determining the validity of signatures thereon, or a different petition
may be filed for the same candidate. The petition for each candidate elected to office shall be preserved by
the City Clerk until the expiration of the terms of office for such person.
(c) No person shall receive any compensation whatever for signing a nominating petition.
(Ord. No. 12, 1977, 2-15-77, approved, election 4-5-77; Ord. No. 201, 1986, § 1, Part E, § 4, 12-16-86, approved,
election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 158, 1988, 12-20-88,
approved, election, 3-7-89; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 005, 2015, § 1, 1-20-
15, approved, election of 4-7-15 )
Section 5. Board of Elections for City-administered elections.
There is hereby created a Board of Elections consisting of the City Clerk, Chief Deputy City Clerk, and Chief Judge.
The Board shall be responsible for any election duties specified in this Charter and for such additional duties
related to the conduct of elections by the City as may be established by the Council by ordinance.
(Ord. No. 201, 1986, § 1, Part H, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86,
approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 022, 2007, §1, 2-20-
07, approved, election 4-3-07; Ord. No. 015, 2021 , § 2, 1-19-21, approved, election 4-6-21; Ord. No. 081, 2022 , §
2, 7-5-22, approved, election 11-8-22)
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Section 6. Appearance of names on ballot.
Every ballot shall contain the names of all duly nominated candidates for offices to be voted for at that election,
except those who have died or withdrawn. The names shall be arranged in alphabetical order of surname for each
office, and shall not contain any title or degree designating the business or profession of the candidate. The
candidate's name may be a nickname, but shall not include any punctuation marks setting out the nickname.
(Ord. No. 129, 1999, § 1, 8-17-99, approved, election 11-2-99)
Section 7. Certification of election results.
(a) No later than the date specified by Council by ordinance and, after verifying the total number of legal votes
cast for each candidate and measure voted upon, the Board of Elections shall complete a certificate declaring
the results of the election. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes for a particular office, as
determined pursuant to this Section 7, shall be declared elected to that office. In event of a tie, the selection
shall be made by the Board of Elections by lot after notice to the candidates affected. In case the candidate
elected fails to qualify within sixty (60)by no later than 30 working days after the date of issuance of the
certificate of election, tabulation of results in that contest shall be rerun with the disqualified candidate
being eliminated prior to any tabulation and the candidate with the resulting highest vote shall be elected,
and the candidate failing to qualify shall forfeit his or her office whether or not such candidate has taken the
oath of office. If there is no other elected successor who qualifies, the office shall be deemed vacant, and
shall be filled by appointment by the remaining members of the council, as provided in Article II, Section 18.
In the event of a mandatory recount or recount by request, the Board of Elections shall complete an
amended certificate declaring the results of the election by no later than the fifth dayfive (5) working days
after the completion of the recount.
(b) For coordinated city elections (which are not administered by the City), the election shall be determined and
certified and any tie vote or recount shall be administered, as provided in the applicable state law. The
candidate receiving the highest number of votes for a particular office, as determined pursuant to Section
7(c), shall be declared elected to that office.
(c) Ranked voting methods. Beginning in 2025, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for a
particular office will be determined using a ranked voting method.
(1) For a City-administered election, the ranked voting method will be in accordance with specifications
adopted by the City Council by ordinance.
(2) For a coordinated election, the ranked voting method will be in accordance with, and as provided by,
applicable state law.
(Ord. No. 197, 1986, § 1, Parts C, M, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts V, W, 12-
16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 129, 1999, §
2, 8-17-99, approved, election 11-2-99; Ord. No. 022, 2007, §1, 2-20-07, approved, election 4-3-07; Ord. No. 001,
2017 , § 2, 1-17-17, approved, election 4-4-17; Ord. No. 080, 2022 , § 2, 7-5-22, approved, election 11-8-22; Ord.
No. 081, 2022 , § 2, 7-5-22, approved, election 11-8-22)
Section 8. Campaign contributions.
The Council shall act by ordinance to establish a limit on the amount that any person or entity may contribute in
support of a candidate for Council on the ballot at any city election.
Commented [CD1]: Suggesting a shorter timeframe for
this; other jurisdictions tend to have shorter windows for it.
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No political party or city employee, directly or indirectly, and no public service corporation, nor any other person,
firm or corporation, owning, interested in, or intending to apply for any franchise or contract with the city shall
contribute or expend any money or other valuable thing, directly or indirectly, to assist in the election or defeat of
any candidate.
(Ord. No. 6, 1980, 1-16-80, approved, election 2-26-80; Ord. No. 208, 1984, 1-15-85, approved, election 3-5-85;
Ord. No. 201, 1986, § 1, Part M, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts V, W, 12-16-86,
approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 129, 1999, § 2, 8-17-
99, approved, election 11-2-99)
Section 9. Corrupt practices.
Any person who violates at a city election any state law, provision of this Charter or ordinance of the city shall,
upon conviction thereof, be disqualified from holding any city position or employment for two (2) years, or any
elective city office for four (4) years.
(Ord. No. 201, 1986, § 1, Parts J, M, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts V, W, 12-
16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 129, 1999, §
2, 8-17-99, approved, election 11-2-99)
Section 10. Validity of City-administered elections.
No City-administered election shall be invalidated if it has been conducted fairly and in substantial conformity with
the requirements of this Charter.
(Ord. No. 201, 1986, § 1, Part M, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts V, W, 12-16-
86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 129, 1999, § 2, 8-
17-99, approved, election 11-2-99; Ord. No. 081, 2022 , § 2, 7-5-22, approved, election 11-8-22)
Section 11. Further regulations.
The Council may, by ordinance, make such further rules and regulations as are consistent with this Charter and the
Colorado Constitution in order to carry out the provisions of this Article.
(Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 129, 1999, § 2, 8-17-99, approved, election 11-
2-99)
Commented [CD2]: Note difference from Article IX,
Section 1(d) regarding 2-year disqualification if recalled
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Agenda
Election Code Committee
April 24, 2024 – 4:30 PM
CIC Conference Room, City Hall, 300 Laporte Ave and via Zoom
https://fcgov.zoom.us/j/98639152564
Remote Participation Available
A) Call Meeting to Order
B) Roll Call
C) Public Participation
D) Public Participation Follow-up
E) Approval of Minutes
1. Approval of Minutes.
The purpose of this item it so approve the minutes of the March 27, 2024, Election Code
Committee meeting.
F) Discussion / Informational Items
2. Potential Charter Amendments.
The purpose of this item is to present potential Charter amendments to the following Articles:
1. Article VIII – Elections
2. Article IX – Recall
3. Article X – Initiative and Referendum
3. 2024 Workplan.
G) Review of Upcoming Calendar
H) Other Business
I) Adjournment
Next Scheduled Committee Meeting: May 29, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. (tentative)
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ARTICLE IX. RECALL
Section 1. The recall.
(a) Power. Any elective officer of the city may be recalled from office, through the procedure and in the manner
provided herein, by the registered electors entitled to vote for a successor of such incumbent officer. For
purposes of this Article, in the case of recall of the Mayor, the words "registered elector" shall be construed
to mean persons residing within the city who are registered to vote as of the date they signed the petition
for recall. For purposes of this Article, in the case of a proposed recall of District Council representatives, the
words "registered elector" shall be construed to mean persons who are registered to vote within the
particular affected Council District of the city as of the date they signed the petition for recall of the District
Council representative. No recall petition shall be circulated or filed against any officer until the officer has
actually held office for at least one (1) year in the officer's current term, nor within six (6) months of the end
of such term. The procedure to effect a recall shall be as provided in this Article.
(b) Commencement of proceedings; affidavit. One (1) or more registered electors may commence recall
proceedings by filing with the City Clerk an affidavit of not more than two hundred (200) words stating the
reasons for the recall of the officer sought to be removed. A separate affidavit shall be filed for each officer
sought to be recalled. Within forty-eight (48) hours after the filing of the affidavit, the City Clerk shall mail a
copy by certified mail to the affected officer. Within No later than five (5) ten (10) working days after the
date of the City Clerk's mailing, the affected officer may file with the City Clerk a sworn statement of not
more than three hundred (300) words in defense of the charges. The affidavit and the response are intended
for the information of the registered electors, who shall be the sole and exclusive judges of the sufficiency of
the ground or grounds assigned for the recall, and said ground or grounds shall not be open to judicial
review. Within No later than ten (10) working days after the date by which any statement in defense must be
filed, a petition for recall of the officer shall be submitted to the City Clerk for approval of the form of the
petition in accordance with Section 2(b) of this Article. The petition shall be circulated, signed, verified and
filed in the manner provided in Section 2 of this Article. If no petition for recall has been submitted to the
City Clerk for approval of its form within the time period specified above, the recall proceedings shall be
terminated.
(c) Call of election. A recall election shall be for the dual purposes of voting on the recall of the officer sought to
be removed and the election of a successor. Upon the City Clerk's presentation of a petition certified
sufficient for recall, the Council shall set a date for the election which shall be held on a Tuesday not lessno
less than sixty (60) ninety-one (901) calendar days nor more than ninety (90) one hundred twenty nineteen
(11920) calendar days afterfrom the date of presentation consideration of the certified petition to by
Council. However, if any other city election is to occur within ninety-one (901) calendar days, but not less
than two hundred and thirty-eight (238) calendar days, from the presentation consideration of the certified
petition to by Council, the recall election shall be postponed and consolidated with such other city election.
The order ordinance setting a date for the recall election shall not become effective until five (5) ten (10)
days from the presentation of the certified petition to Council. If the officer resigns within the five-day ten-
day period, the vacancy may be filled by appointment. If a vacancy occurs in the affected office after the
effective date of the orderordinance, the election to fill the vacancy shall nevertheless proceed.
(d) Disqualification for office. No person who has been recalled or has resigned after the City Clerk's
presentation to Council of a certified, sufficient petition for recall of such person shall serve the city in any
elected or Council-appointed capacity within two (2) years after such removal or resignation.
(Ord. No. 199, 1986, § 1, Part A, § 1, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86,
approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 157, 1988, 12-10-88, approved, election 3-7-89; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97,
approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. 128, 1999, § 1, 8-17-99, approved, election 11-2-99)
Commented [CD1]: Note difference from Art. VIII, Sec. 9
regarding 4-year disqualification for conviction for election
offense.
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Section 2. Petitions.
(a) Separate petitions required. A separate petition shall be circulated and filed for each officer sought to be
recalled.
(b) Form and content.
(1) Approval of form. No petition shall be circulated until the City Clerk has approved the form for
circulation. The City Clerk shall first determine that the petition form contains only the matters
required by this Article. The Council shall prescribe by ordinance, upon recommendation of the City
Clerk, a general form of petition which shall contain warnings and notices to signers as necessary. The
City Clerk's approval under this Section shall not constitute an approval of the content of the petition,
but rather, shall start the running of the time periods provided for circulation and filing of petitions for
recall.
(2) Statement of purpose. The petition shall be addressed to Council and shall contain or have attached to
each section throughout its circulation a copy of the charges set forth in the affidavit on file with the
City Clerk, and if requested by the person sought to be recalled, a copy of the statement in defense.
(3) Petition representatives. Each petition shall designate by name and address not less than three (3) nor
more than five (5) registered electors who shall represent the signers of the petition in all matters
affecting the petition, and shall be endorsed by such persons.
(34) Signatures. Only registered electors may sign the petitions authorized under this Article. Each signer
must sign his or her own signature and each signature shall be followed by the printed name of the
signer, the street and number address of his or her residence, and the date of signing. No person shall
knowingly sign his or her name more than once for the recall of the same incumbent.
(c) Circulation of petition. The petition may be circulated and signed in sections with each section consisting of
one (1) or more sheets securely fastened at the top, provided that each section contains a full and accurate
copy of the text of the petition and the names and addresses of the designated representatives for the
petition. All sections shall be filed as one (1) instrument. Only persons eighteen (18) years of age or older
may circulate the petition for signatures. The circulation of any petition by any medium other than personally
by a circulator is prohibited. No person shall receive any compensation whatever for signing a recall petition.
(d) Affidavit of circulator. A circulator shall attach to each section of the petition circulated, an affidavit signed
by the circulator under oath before a notary public stating the following:
(1) the circulator's address of residence;
(2) that the circulator is eighteen (18) years of age or older;
(3) that he or she personally circulated the section;
(4) that each signature was affixed in the circulator's presence;
(5) that to the best of the circulator's knowledge and belief each signer was at the time of signing a
registered elector of the city;
(6) that to the best of the circulator's knowledge and belief each signature is the genuine signature of the
person whose name it purports to be;
(7) that each signer had an opportunity before signing to read the full text of the petition; and
(8) that the circulator has not paid or offered to pay any money or other thing of value to any signer for
the purpose of inducing or causing the signer to affix his or her signature to the petition.
Commented [CD2]: Moved from below.
Commented [CD3R2]: Changed to require 3 rather than
allowing 3, 4 or 5, in order to simplify this.
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A petition verified by the valid affidavits of its circulators in each of its sections shall be prima facie evidence that
the signatures thereon are genuine and true.
(e) Number of signatures required.
(1) First recall attempt. The petition must be signed by registered electors equal in number to at least
twenty-five (25) percent of the entire vote cast at the last preceding regular city election for all
candidates for the office, to which the incumbent sought to be recalled was elected as one of the
officers thereof, said entire vote being divided by the number of all officers elected to such office at
said election.
(2) Subsequent recall attempts. After one (1) recall petition and election, a recall petition filed against the
same officer during the same term for which elected must be signed by registered electors equal in
number to at least fifty (50) percent of the entire vote cast at the last preceding regular city election for
all candidates for the office to which the incumbent sought to be recalled was elected as one of the
officers thereof, said entire vote being divided by the number of all officers elected to such office at
said election.
(f) Place of filing, time limits. Petitions for recall shall be filed with the City Clerk within no later than thirty
(30)twenty-eight (28) calendar days of after the City Clerk's approval of the form for circulation. Each
petition shall designate by name and address not less than three (3) nor more than five (5) registered
electors who shall represent the signers of the petition in all matters affecting the petition, and shall be
endorsed by such persons.
(g) Sufficiency of petition; amendment.
(1) Examination. Within five (5) ten (10) working days of the filing of a petition the City Clerk shall ascertain
by examination of the petition and the registration books whether the petition is signed by the requisite
number of registered electors and contains the required particulars and affidavits. If the petition is
insufficient, the City Clerk shall so certify and forthwith notify all of the designated petition
representatives in writing, specifying the particulars of insufficiency.
(2) Insufficient petition; amendment. If a recall petition is deemed insufficient, whether following the initial
determination by the City Clerk, or following protest proceedings, it may be amended by the submission
of additional signatures collected after the City Clerk approved the form of the petition and within
fourteen (14) calendar days from the filing of the Clerk's issuance of certificate of insufficiency.
(i) Such signatures must be collected consistent with the requirements for collecting petition
signatures as described in this Article.
(ii) Within fifteen (15) days after such amendment, the City Clerk shall make examination of the
amended petition and certify the result.
(iii) If the amended petition is still insufficient, or if no amendment was made before the expiration of
the time permitted for amendment, the petition shall be null and void without prejudice to the
filing of a new petition for the same purpose.
(h) Protests.
(1) Registered electors desiring to protest the sufficiency of a petition may file a written protest, under
oath, in the office of the City Clerk within ten (10)five (5) working days of the filing of the petitionCity
Clerk’s preliminary determination as to sufficiency of the petition. The protest shall set forth with
particularity the grounds of protest and any signatures the names and related defects in form
protested. The reasons assigned for recall may not be protested.
(2) Upon the filing of a written protest, the City Clerk shall set a time for hearing such protest, which shall
be no more than seven (7)fourteen (14) days thereafter.
Commented [CD4]: This is holdover language from when
we had multiple seats elected in the same race.
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(3) At least five (5) working days before the hearing, the City Clerk shall send a notice of the date, time
and location for the hearingmail and a copy of the protest to all of the designated petition
representatives, the person(s) who filed the protest, and the City Council together with a notice of the
time for hearing.
(4) All records andprotest hearings shall be before a hearing officer appointed by the City Clerk Manager.
The hearing officerwho shall have the power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of
witnesses and the production of documents.
(5) All records and hearings shall be public, and all testimony shall be under oath.
(6) The hearing shall be summary in nature and concluded within thirty (30)no later than twenty-eight (28
working days after the petition protest was filed.
(7) The City Clerkhearing officer shall decide and certify the results of the hearing within no later than ten
(10) days after the hearing is concluded.
(8) The City Clerk shall make any final determination regarding sufficiency or insufficiency of a petition
and shall base such determination on protest hearing results issued by the hearing officer.
(9) A petition for recall that has been deemed insufficient after protest may not be amended or circulated
further and no further protest regarding the petition may be filed.
In case the petition is deemed insufficient, whether following the initial determination by the City Clerk, or
following protest proceedings, it may be withdrawn and amended within fifteen (15) days from the filing of the
City Clerk's certificate of insufficiency. The City Clerk shall, within five (5) days after such amendment, examine the
amended petition and the registration books and certify the result. If the petition is still insufficient, or if no
amendment is made, the City Clerk shall return it to one (1) of the designated petition representatives without
prejudice to the filing of a new petition for the same purpose.
(i) Certification and presentation to Council. When and if a petition or amended petition is deemed sufficient,
whether following the initial sufficiency determination by the City Clerk in the absence of a protest, or
following protest proceedings, the City Clerk shall so certify and present the certified petition to the Council
at the next regularly scheduled meeting or special meeting called for this purpose. The City Clerk's certificate
shall then be athe final determination as to the sufficiency of the petition.
(Ord. No. 199, 1986, § 1, Part A, § 2, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86,
approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 157, 1988, 12-20-88, approved, election 3-7-89; Ord. No. 158, 1988, 12-20-88,
approved, election 3-7-89; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 88, 2000, § 1, 8-15-
00, approved, election 11-7-00)
Section 3. Recall Eelections.
(a) Generally. Elections on recall Recall elections shall be conducted in the same manner as provided generally
for regular or special city elections in this Charter. All Charter provisions related to nomination and
qualification of candidates shall apply to recall elections.
(b) Nominations on recall. Anyone desiring to become a candidate at the recall election shall do so by
nominating petition as required in Article VIII of this Charter. The deadline for filing a nominating petition for
a recall election shall be as established by ordinance of the Council. If more than one (1) officer is sought to
be recalled, then the nominating petition must specify which incumbent the candidate seeks to succeed. The
name of the person against whom the recall petition is filed shall not appear on the ballot as a candidate for
the office.
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(c) Ballots. There shall be printed on the official ballot, as to every officer whose recall is to be voted on, the
statement of grounds and, if requested by the affected officer, the officer's statement in defense followed by
the words, "Shall (name of person against whom the recall petition is filed) be recalled from the office of
(__________)?" Following such question shall appear the words, "Yes" indicating a vote in favor of the recall
and "No" indicating a vote against such recall. On such ballots, under each question, there shall also be
printed the names of those persons who have been nominated as candidates to succeed the person sought
to be recalled.
(d) Election results. If a majority of those voting on the question of the recall of any incumbent from office votes
"No," the incumbent continues in office. If a majority votes "Yes" for the incumbent's removal, the
incumbent shall thereupon be deemed removed from his or her office upon the taking of the oath of office
by his or her successor. If the officer is recalled, the candidate for succession receiving the highest number of
votes at the election determined in accordance with Article VIII, Section 7, shall be declared elected for the
remainder of the incumbent's term.
(e) The candidate elected shall take office upon taking the oath of office, which shall occur as the first order of
business at the next regular or special Council meeting after certification of the election results. In case the
candidate elected fails to qualify within by no later than sixty (60)thirty working days after the issuance of a
certificate of election, the candidate with the next highest vote shall be elected, and if there is no other
elected successor who qualifies, the office shall be deemed vacant, and shall be filled by appointment by the
remaining members of the Council, as provided in Article II, Section 18.
(Ord. No. 199, 1986, § 1, Part A, § 3, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts V, W, X,
12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 006, 2015,
§ 1, 1-20-15, approved, election of 4-7-15 ; Ord. No. 080, 2022 , § 2, 7-5-22, approved, election 11-8-22)
Section 4. Further regulations.
The Council may, by ordinance, make such further rules and regulations as are consistent with this Charter and the
Colorado Constitution in order to carry out the provisions of this Article.
(Ord. No. 199, 1986, § 1, Part A, § 4, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86,
approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97)
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ARTICLE X. INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
Section 1. The initiative.
(a) Power. The registered electors of the city shall have the power at their option to propose ordinances or
resolutions to the Council, and, if the Council fails to adopt a measure so proposed, to adopt or reject such
ordinance or resolution at the polls. The procedure for initiative shall be as provided in this Article.
(b) Commencement of proceedings; notice. One (1) or more registered electors may commence initiative
proceedings by filing with the City Clerk a written notice of intent to circulate an initiative petition. The
notice commencing proceedings shall contain the full text of the proposed ordinance or resolution and shall
state whether a special election is requested. After such notice has been filed, the City Clerk shall approve
the petition for circulation in accordance with Section 5(b) of this Article. The petition shall be circulated,
signed, verified, and filed in the manner prescribed in Section 5 of this Article.
(c) Number of signatures required. The petition must be signed by registered electors of the city equal in
number to at least ten (10) percent of the total ballots cast in the last regular city election, except when a
special election is requested by the petitioners, the petition must be signed by registered electors equal in
number to at least fifteen (15) percent of the total ballots cast in the last regular city election.
(d) Petition deadlines. The initiative petition shall be filed no more later than sixty-three (603) calendar days
after the City Clerk's approval of the form for circulation. Unless a special election is requested, the petition
must also be filed at least ninety one hundred and forty (1490) days prior to the next regular city election. If
the petition requests a special election in conjunction with a Larimer County Coordinated or General
Election, the City Clerk shall establish a submittal deadline for the petition that will enable the measure to be
considered at such election, which deadline shall be consistent with all pertinent provisions of the Colorado
Revised Statutes governing the conduct of such elections, and, if applicable, with Article X, Section 20 of the
Colorado Constitution, and shall advise the petition representatives in writing as to the submittal deadline.
(e)(e) Action by Council.
(1) Upon presentation of an initiative petition certified as sufficient by the City Clerk, the Council shall
within thirty-five (35) calendar days either (1) adopt the proposed ordinance or resolution without
alteration within thirty (30) days, or (2) submit such proposed measure, in the form petitioned for, to
the registered electors of the city as provided in this subsection.; provided, however, that
a. In the case of aif the proposed measure that requires voter approval in advance under Article X,
Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution, alternative (1) above shall not be available to the Council
and the proposed measure shall instead be submitted to a vote of the registered electors. If the
initiative petition proposing such a measure requests a special election, the proposed measure
shall be submitted to a vote of the registered electors at a special election on the first possible date
permitted by Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution. If a special election is not
requested, the proposed measure shall be submitted to a vote of the registered electors at the
next regular city election.
b. In the case of a proposed measure that does not require voter approval in advance under Article X,
Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution, the proposed measure, if not adopted by the Council
under alternative (1) above, shall be submitted to a vote of the registered electors at the next
regular city election or, if the initiative petition proposing such measure requests a special election,
the proposed measure shall be submitted to a vote of the registered electors at a special election
to be called by the Council within one hundred twenty-six (1206) days of the presentation of the
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certified petition to the Council, unless any other subsequent regular or special city election is to
occur within said periodtwo hundred ten (210) calendar days, in which case the proposed measure
shall be submitted at such other later regular or special city election.
(f) All ordinances submitted to the Council by initiative petition and adopted by Council without the vote of the
electors shall be subject to the referendum in the same manner as other ordinances.
(Ord. No. 6, 1980, 1-16-80, approved, election 2-26-80; Res. No. 83-22, 1-18-83, approved, election 3-8-83; Ord.
No. 199, 1986, § 1, Part B, § 1, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86,
approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 21, 1993, § 1, 2-16-93, approved, election 4-6-93; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-
97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 127, 1999, § 1, 8-17-99, approved, election 11-2-99; Ord. No. 101, 2002, §
1, 8-20-02, approved, election 11-5-02; Ord. No. 004, 2015, § 1, 1-20-15, approved, election of 4-7-15 )
Section 2. The referendum.
(a) Power. The registered electors of the city shall have the power at their option to approve or reject at the
polls, any ordinance, or portion of ordinance, adopted by the Council, except ordinances making the annual
property tax levy, making the annual appropriation, calling a special election, or ordering improvements
initiated by petition and to be paid for by special assessments.
(b) Commencement of proceedings.
(1) One (1) or more registered electors may commence referendum proceedings by filing with the City
Clerk within ten (10) calendar days after final passage of the ordinance in question, a notice of protest
against the going into effect of the ordinance. The notice shall be brief and need not state any reasons,
but shall identify the ordinance or part thereof, or code section it proposes to have repealed.
(2) Not later than ten (10) working days after the filing of the notice, the proponents shall present to the
City Clerk the final form for the referendum petition conforming to the requirements of the Article.
(3) If the notice and petition form are timely presented, the City Clerk shall approve the petition form for
circulation, in accordance with Section 5(b) of this Article.
(4) The petition shall be circulated, signed, verified, and filed in the manner prescribed by Section 5 of this
Article.
(c) Number of signatures required. The petition must be signed by registered electors of the city equal in
number to at least ten (10) percent of the total ballots cast in the last regular city election.
(d) Petition deadlines. The referendum petition shall be filed within no later than twenty-one (210) calendar
days after the City Clerk's approval of the petition for circulation. If a completed petition is not subsequently
filed within the requisite time after the City Clerk's approval of the petition for circulation, the referendum
effort is null and void and the petition shall not be circulated further.
(e) Action by Council.
(1) The City Clerk's certification of a petition as sufficient for referendum automatically suspends the
operation of the ordinance in question, or portion sought to be repealed, pending repeal by Council or
final determination by the electors.
(2) Following receipt of the City Clerk’s certification of a petition as sufficient for referendum, tThe Council
shall either refer the ordinance or portion thereof that is the subject of the petition to the voters, as
set forth below, or reconsider the ordinance at the next regular meeting of the Council, or at an earlier
special meeting of the Council called for this purpose, following the receipt of the certification of the
petition by the City Clerk, and shall adopt an ordinance to repeal the ordinance in question, or part
sought to be repealed, on first reading, with second reading no later thanat the next regular meeting.
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(3) If the ordinance, or that part sought to be repealed, is not repealed by final action on such repealing
ordinance, the Council must refer the same to a vote of the registered electors at the next regular or
special city election scheduled for any other purpose. Alternatively, the Council may call a special
election for that specific purpose.
(Ord. No. 6, 1980, 1-16-80, approved, election 2-26-80; Ord. No. 199, 1986, § 1, Part B, § 2, 12-16-86, approved,
election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-
97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 127, 1999, § 1, 8-17-99, approved, election 11-2-99; Ord. No. 102, 2023 , §
2, 8-15-23, approved, election 11-7-23)
Section 3. Council use of initiative and referendum.
The Council may submit any question or proposed ordinance or resolution, or refer any adopted ordinance or
resolution, to the vote of the people at a regular or special election to be conducted in accordance with the
provisions of [fill in correct cross reference] in the same manner and with the same force and effect as is provided
for citizen initiated and referred measures.
(Ord. No. 6, 1980, 1-16-80, approved, election 2-26-80; Res. No. 83-22, 1-18-83, approved, election 3-8-83; Ord.
No. 199, 1986, § 1, Part B, § 3, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86,
approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97)
Section 4. Repeal or amendment of initiated measure.
An initiated measure submitted to the registered electors of the city by the Council, with or without a petition
therefor, and adopted by electoral vote cannot be repealed or amended except by a subsequent electoral vote.
This provision shall not apply to ordinances or resolutions adopted by the City Council and referred to the voters.
(Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97)
Section 5. Petitions.
(a) Separate petitions required. A separate petition shall be circulated and filed for each measure sought to be
initiated or referred to the vote of the electors.
(b) Form and content.
(1) Approval of form for circulation.
a. No petition shall be circulated until the City Clerk has approved the form for circulation.
b. The City Clerk shall first determine that the petition form contains only the matters required by
this Article.
c. The Council shall prescribe by ordinance, upon recommendation of the City Clerk, a general form
of petition which shall contain warnings and notices to signers as necessary.
d. The City Clerk's approval under this Section shall not constitute an approval of the content of the
petition, but rather, shall start the running of the time periods provided for circulation and filing
of petitions.
(2) Petition content.
a. The petition shall be addressed to Council.
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b. An initiative petition shall contain or have attached to each section throughout its circulation the
full text of the proposed ordinance or resolution and shall contain a general statement of
purpose prepared by the City Clerk in consultation with the City Attorney to fairly and accurately
summarizinge the proposed ordinance or resolution, without argument or prejudice, and
indicating that the petition is to be circulated in support of the initiated ordinance or resolution
and specifying whether a special election is requested.
c. A referendum petition shall contain or have attached to each section throughout its circulation
the full text of the ordinance sought to be referred, without any exhibits that may be a part of
said ordinance, clearly identifying the protested portions if only a partial repeal is sought. In the
case of bond ordinancesan ordinance exceeding two (2) pages in length, the full text of the
ordinance need not be set forth but the petition shall contain or have attached to each section
throughout its circulation the title and a fair and accurate summary of the ordinance in question
as prepared by the City Clerk in consultation with the City Attorney.
(3) Signatures.
a. Only registered electors may sign the petitions authorized under this Article.
b. Each signer must sign his or her own signature and each signature shall be followed by the
printed name of the signer, the street and number address of his or her residence, and the date
of signing.
c. No person shall knowingly sign an initiative or referendum petition more than once.
d. In the event that the signature of any person appears more than once on a petition authorized
under this Article, the first signature verified shall be counted and all other signatures of that
person shall be rejected.
(c) Circulation of petition.
(1) The petition may be circulated and signed in sections with each section consisting of one (1) or more
sheets securely fastened at the top, provided that each section contains a full and accurate copy of the
text of the petition and the names and addresses of the designated representatives for the petition.
(2) All sections shall be filed at the same time as one (1) instrument.
(3) Only persons eighteen (18) years of age or older may circulate the petition for signatures.
(4) The circulation of any petition by any medium other than personally by a circulator is prohibited. No
person shall receive any compensation whatever for signing an initiative or referendum petition.
(d) Affidavit of circulator.
(1) The A circulator of a shall attach to each petition section of the petition circulated an shall sign under
oath before a notary public the affidavit of circulator attached at the end of the petition section signed
by the circulator under oath before a notary public stating the following:
(i) the circulator's address of residence;
(ii) that the circulator is eighteen (18) years of age or older;
(iii) that he or she personally circulated the section;
(iv) that each signature was affixed in the circulator's presence;
(v) that to the best of the circulator's knowledge and belief each signer was at the time of signing a
registered elector of the city;
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(vi) that to the best of the circulator's knowledge and belief each signature is the genuine signature
of the person whose name it purports to be;
(vii) that each signer had an opportunity before signing to read the full text of the petition; and
(viii) that the circulator has not paid or offered to pay any money or other thing of value to any signer
for the purpose of inducing or causing the signer to affix his or her signature to the petition.
(2) A petition verified by the valid affidavits of its circulators in each of its sections shall be prima facie
evidence that the signatures thereon are genuine and true.
(e) Time limits; petition representatives. Petitions for initiative and referendum shall be filed with the City Clerk
within the requisite time limits or they will be deemed null and void. Each petition shall designate by name
and address not less than three (3) nor more than five (5) registered electors who shall represent the signers
of the petition in all matters affecting the petition.
(f) Sufficiency of petition; amendment.
(1) Examination. Within fifteenfive (15) working days of the filing of a petition the City Clerk shall ascertain
by examination of the petition and the voter registration books records whether the petition is signed
by the requisite number of registered electors and contains the required particulars and affidavits. If
the petition is insufficient, the City Clerk shall so certify and forthwith notify all of the designated
petition representatives in writing, specifying the particulars of insufficiency.
(2) Insufficient petition; amendment.
(i) If an initiative petition is deemed insufficient, whether following the initial determination by the
City Clerk, or following protest proceedings, it may be amended by the submission of additional
signatures collected after the City Clerk approved the form of the petition and within fifteen (15)
no later than fourteen (14) calendar days from after the filing of the Clerk's issuance of the
certificate of insufficiency.
(A) Such signatures must be collected consistent with the requirements for collecting petition
signatures as described in this Article.
(B) Within tenfive (105) working days after such amendment, the City Clerk shall make
examination of the amended petition and certify the result.
(C) If the amended petition is still insufficient, or if no amendment was made before the
expiration of the time permitted for amendment, the petition shall be null and void
without prejudice to the filing of a new petition for the same purpose.
(ii) If a referendum petition is deemed insufficient, it may be amended by the submission of
additional signatures collected consistent with the requirements of this Article, but to be
considered, any additional signatures must be submitted within the original twenty-one (21)
calendar day circulation period after the City Clerk's approval of the petition form for circulation.
(A) Such signatures must be collected consistent with the requirements for collecting petition
signatures as described in this Article.
(B) Within five (5)ten (10) working days after such amendment, the City Clerk shall make like
examination of the amended petition and certify the result.
(C) If the amended petition is still insufficient, or if no amendment was made before the
expiration of the time permitted for amendment, said referendum petition is null and void
and a new petition may not thereafter be filed for referendum of the same ordinance.
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(3) Protests.
(i) Registered electors desiring to protest a determination by the City Clerk that a petition is either
sufficient or insufficient may file a written protest, under oath, in the office of the City Clerk
within ten (10)five (5) working days of the filing ofCity Clerk’s preliminary determination as to
sufficiency of the petition. The protest shall set forth with particularity the grounds of protest and
the namesany signatures and related defects in form protested.
(ii) Upon the filing of a protest, the City Clerk shall send a copy of the protest to the designated
petition representatives, the City Council and the City Manager. The City Manager shall appoint a
hearing officer, who, in conjunction with the City Clerk, shall set a time for hearing such protest,
which shall be no more than seven (7)ten (10) working days thereafter.
(iii) At least five (5) working days prior tobefore the hearing, the City Clerk shall send a notice of the
date, time and timelocation for the hearing and a copy of the protest mail a copy of the protest
to all of the designated petition representatives, the person(s) who filed the protest, and the City
Council. together with a notice of the time for hearing.
(iv) All protest hearings shall be before a hearing officer appointed by the City Manager. The hearing
officer who shall have the power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and
the production of documents.
(v) All records and hearings shall be public, and all testimony shall be under oath.
(vi) The hearing shall be summary in nature and concluded within no later than thirty twenty-five
(3025) working days after the petition protest was filed.
(vii) The hearing officer shall decide and certify the results of the hearing within no later than ten (10)
working days after the hearing is concluded, and no further protest regarding the petition may be
filed.
(viii) The City Clerk shall make any final determination regarding the sufficiency or insufficiency of a
petition and shall base such determination on the protest hearing results certified issued by the
hearing officer.
(ix) A petition for referendum thatwhich has been deemed insufficient after protest may not be
amended or circulated further and no further protest regarding the petition may be filed.
(4) Certification and presentation to Council. When and if a petition or amended petition is deemed
sufficient, whether following the sufficiency determination by the City Clerk in the absence of a
protest, or following protest proceedings, the City Clerk shall so certify and then present the certified
petition to the Council at the next regularly scheduled meeting or special meeting called for this
purpose. The City Clerk's certificate shall then be a the final determination as to the sufficiency of the
petition.
(Res. No. 83-22, 1-18-83, approved, election 3-8-83; Ord. No. 199, 1986, § 1, Part B, § 4, 12-16-86, approved,
election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 158, 1988, 12-20-88,
approved, election 3-7-89; Ord. No. 21, 1993, § 1, 2-16-93, approved, election 4-6-93; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-
97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 88, 2000, § 1, 8-15-00, approved, election 11-7-00; Ord. No. 004, 2015, § 1,
1-20-15, approved, election of 4-7-15 ; Ord. No. 102, 2023 , § 2, 8-15-23, approved, election 11-7-23)
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Section 6. Elections.
(a) Generally. Elections on initiative and referendum measures shall be conducted in the same manner as
provided generally for regular or special city elections in this Charter.
(b) Ballots. Upon ordering an election on any initiative or referendum measure, the Council shall, after public
hearing, adopt by resolution a ballot title and submission clause for each measure. The ballot title shall
contain information identifying the measure as a city initiated or citizen initiated measure. The submission
clause shall be brief, shall not conflict with those selected for any petition previously filed for the same
election, and shall unambiguously state the principle of the provision sought to be added. The official ballot
used when voting upon each proposed or referred measure shall have printed on it the ballot title and
submission clause and shall contain the words, "Yes/For" and "No/Against" in response to each measure.
(c) Publication; notice of election.
(1) Initiative. An initiated measure being considered for adoption by Council shall be published in like
manner as other proposed ordinances and resolutions. If the initiated measure is submitted to a vote
of the people, the City Clerk shall publish a notice of election in conformity with the laws of the State of
Colorado relating to municipal elections, together with the ballot title, submission clause and full text
of the proposed ordinance or resolution. The text of a successful initiative measure need not be
published in full after the election.
(2) Referendum. If the referred measure is to be submitted to a vote of the people, the City Clerk shall
publish a notice of election in conformity with the laws of the State of Colorado relating to municipal
elections, together with the ballot title, submission clause and full text of the referred ordinance,
specifying the portion to be referred if only a portion of the ordinance has been referred. If the
ordinance in question is a bond ordinanceexceeds two (2) pages in length, the summary from the
petition may be published in place of the full text. The City Clerk will make the full text of a referred
ordinance, together with all exhibits, generally available to the public. The full text of an ordinance
passed on referendum need not be published after the election.
(d) Election results. If a majority of the registered electors voting on the initiated measure vote in favor, the
measure is adopted as an ordinance or resolution of the city upon certification of the election results. If a
majority of the registered electors voting on a referred ordinance, vote in favor of the referred ordinance, or
referred portion of the ordinance, such referred ordinance or portion thereof shall go into effect without
further publication upon certification of the election results, or at such later date as may be set forth in the
ordinance itself. If the provisions of two (2) or more proposed or referred measures adopted or approved at
the same election conflict, the measure receiving the highest affirmative vote shall become effective.
(e) Frequency of elections. Any number of proposed ordinances or resolutions or referred ordinances may be
submitted at the same election. Not more than one (1) special election on citizen-initiated measures shall be
held in any twelve (12) months. This limitation does not apply to the Council which on its own motion may at
any time call a special election for the purpose of considering any measure initiated, or adopted and
referred, by the Council.
(Res. No. 83-22, 1-18-83, approved, election 3-8-83; Ord. No. 199, 1986, § 1, Part B, § 5, 12-16-86, approved,
election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-
97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 004, 2015, § 1, 1-20-15, approved, election of 4-7-15 )
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Section 7. Further regulations.
The Council may, by ordinance, make such further rules and regulations as are consistent with this Charter and the
Colorado Constitution in order to carry out the provisions of this Article.
(Res. No. 83-22, 1-18-83, approved, election 3-8-83; Ord. No. 199, 1986, § 1, Part B, § 6, 12-16-86, approved,
election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-
97, approved, election 4-8-97)
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