Colorado § 31-4-206 - Council members - nomination - election - compensation.
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§ 31-4-206. Council members - nomination - election - compensation.
(1) The nomination and election of candidates for the city council provided for by this part 2 shall be in accordance with the "Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965".
(2) The members of the city council shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by ordinance.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1029, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-3-206 as it existed prior to 1975.
Cross references: For the "Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965", see article 10 of this title.
ANNOTATION
Annotator's note. Since § 31-4-206 is similar to former § 31-3-206 prior to the 1975 repeal and reenactment of this title, and laws antecedent thereto, a relevant case construing a prior provision has been included in the annotations to this section.
This section applies exclusively to that municipal election at which the question of the adoption of a new form of city government is submitted, because it was the intention of the general assembly to provide for the reorganization of the city government immediately following the election at which the change was authorized. Marshall v. City of Golden, 147 Colo. 521, 363 P.2d 650 (1961).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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