Colorado § 32-1-803.5 - Organizational election - new special district.
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§ 32-1-803.5. Organizational election - new special district.
At any election for the organization of a new special district, the court shall also order the submission of the proposition of issuing general obligation bonds or creating other general obligation indebtedness or any question or questions necessary to implement section 20 of article X of the state constitution as applied to the new special district, if the petition filed pursuant to section 32-1-301 requests that such questions be submitted at the organizational election. The order of the court shall make the determinations required by section 32-1-1101 (2) and (3)(a) and require the designated election official appointed by the court pursuant to section 32-1-305.5 (1) to conduct the election in accordance with section 20 of article X of the state constitution.
Source: L. 93: Entire section added, p. 1439, § 136, effective July 1. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 71, § 31, effective February 18.
Editor's note: This provision was added by House Bill 93-1255, chapter 258, Session Laws of Colorado 1993, as section 32-1-802 (6) but was renumbered on revision to give proper effect and location.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 14-1164, see section 1 of chapter 2, Session Laws of Colorado 2014.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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