Colorado § 30-11-405 - Election.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 30-11-405 — Election., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 30-11-405. Election.
(1) The board of county commissioners shall call a special election in the area proposed to be included in the authority, as described in the resolution, which election shall be held not less than thirty nor more than forty-five days after adoption of the resolution by the board of county commissioners.
(2) No authority shall be created unless the proposition to create such authority shall first be submitted to and approved by the electors of the authority.
(3) Notice of the election shall be by publication and shall contain the question to be submitted, the date of the election, the times that the polls shall be open, and the place of each polling place. Designation of election precincts and polling places and election contests shall be pursuant to the provisions of part 8 of article 1 of title 32, C.R.S.
(4) Said election shall otherwise be conducted, insofar as practicable, as are general elections. Election judges shall be appointed and compensated by the board of county commissioners, and their powers and duties shall be defined and exercised pursuant to the comparable provisions of law governing general elections, except that they shall be appointed without regard to political affiliation. All costs of such election shall be paid out of the county general fund.
(5) If a majority of those electors of the authority voting at said election have voted in favor of such proposition, said authority shall be approved and the resolution creating the same shall become effective as provided in section 30-11-404.
Source: L. 69: p. 240, § 5. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-27-5. L. 70: p. 145, § 18. L. 71: pp. 337, 347, 348, §§ 5, 7, 5, 9. L. 81: (3) amended, p. 1612, § 10, effective June 19.
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Section 30-11-405 ("Election.") 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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