Colorado § 11-57-204 - Election of applicability.
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§ 11-57-204. Election of applicability.
(1) This part 2 is applicable to securities issued by any public entity if the issuing authority of such public entity elects in an act of issuance to apply all or any of the provisions of this part 2 to the issuance of such securities. If a public entity elects to apply a provision of this part 2 and such provision conflicts with a provision of another statutory law, the provision of this part 2 shall control. No provision of this part 2 shall be interpreted to modify or limit the rights and powers conferred on such public entity by any other provision of state law, unless the public entity elects to use such provisions in the issuance of its securities. This part 2 shall not modify or limit any provisions of articles 51 and 59 of this title.
(2) Nothing in this part 2 authorizes an issuing authority to waive an election otherwise required under section 20 of article X or article XI of the Colorado constitution or to hold an election inconsistent with the election requirements in section 20 of article X.
Source: L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 134, § 1, effective August 2.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-57-204 ("Election of applicability.") 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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