Colorado § 31-2-218 - Finality.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 31-2-218 — Finality., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-2-218. Finality.
No proceeding contesting the adoption of a charter, charter amendment, or repeal thereof shall be brought unless commenced within forty-five days after the election adopting the measure.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1018, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-2-118 as it existed prior to 1975.
ANNOTATION
The 45-day provision refers to the contest of a charter amendment which allegedly had been adopted with procedural defects. City of Aurora v. Aurora Firefighters' Protective Ass'n, 193 Colo. 437, 566 P.2d 1356 (1977).
And the courts are not thereby ousted of jurisdiction to subsequently determine the constitutionality of the substance of an amendment. City of Aurora v. Aurora Firefighters' Protective Ass'n, 193 Colo. 437, 566 P.2d 1356 (1977).
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Section 31-2-218 ("Finality.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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