Colorado § 31-2-401 - Petition to change name.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 31-2-401 — Petition to change name., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-2-401. Petition to change name.
Proceedings to change the name of any city or town in this state may be initiated by filing with the governing body thereof a written petition therefor, which petition shall be signed by registered electors thereof equal in number to fifty percent of the total votes cast for all candidates for mayor in the last regular election of the city or town, requesting that the name of the city or town be changed.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1020, § 1, effective July 1. L. 87: Entire section amended, p. 326, § 77, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-1-301 as it existed prior to 1975.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-2-401 ("Petition to change name.") 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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