Colorado § 30-8-105 - Elections - laws applicable.
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§ 30-8-105. Elections - laws applicable.
All laws now in force relating to elections shall apply to elections held upon the question of removal or location of county seats, except that the question of location of such county seats shall be contested in the district court of said county in the first instance, but may be removed to the district court of any other county under the provisions of the Colorado rules of civil procedure relating to change of the place of trial, and shall be also subject to appeal as provided by law and the Colorado appellate rules. Not less than two-thirds of all the legal votes cast shall be necessary to effect the removal of the county seat of any county in this state.
Source: L. 1881: p. 104, § 5. G.S. § 1288. R.S. 08: § 1175. C.L. § 8653. CSA: C. 44, § 96. CRS 53: § 34-3-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 34-3-5.
Cross references: For the laws governing elections, see title 1.
ANNOTATION
Section held valid. Alexander v. People ex rel. Schofield, 7 Colo. 155, 2 P. 894 (1883).
Removal of county seats is subject over which general assembly has plenary jurisdiction and control, and in the absence of constitutional restrictions, a removal could be authorized upon any vote, great or small, which the body deemed advisable. Alexander v. People ex rel. Schofield, 7 Colo. 155, 2 P. 894 (1883).
Where two-thirds of electors of county voting on proposition did not vote to remove the county seat of said county, the county seat was not removed. Alexander v. People ex rel. Schofield, 7 Colo. 155, 2 P. 894 (1883).
Where, in an election for the permanent location of a county seat, voters designate on their ballots different places which are substantially in the same locality, the ballots should be counted for the general spot covered by the descriptions. Coleman v. People, 7 Colo. App. 243, 42 P. 1041 (1895).
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