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CO Code § 31-11-111 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 11 - Municipal Initiatives, Referenda, and Referred Measures|§ 31-11-111. Initiatives, Referenda, and Referred Measures - Ballot Titles

  After an election has been ordered pursuant to section 31-11-104 or 31-11-105, the legislative body of the municipality or its designee shall promptly fix a ballot title for each initiative or referendum.    The legislative body of any municipality may, without receipt of any petition, submit any proposed or adopted ordinance or resolution or any question to a vote of the registered electors of the municipality. The legislative body of the municipality or its designee shall fix a ballot title for the referred measure.    In fixing the ballot title, the legislative body or its designee shall consider the public confusion that might be caused by misleading titles and shall, whenever practicable, avoid titles for which the general understanding of the effect of a “yes” or “no” vote would be unclear. The ballot title shall not conflict with those titles selected for any other measure that will appear on the municipal ballot in the same election. The ballot title shall correctly and fairly express the true intent and meaning of the measure.    Any protest concerning a ballot title shall be conducted as provided by local charter, ordinance, or resolution.     History. Source: L. 95: Entire article added, p. 428, § 1, effective May 8.    ANNOTATION   Annotator's note. For cases construing a similar provision that applied to state and municipal elections, see §§ 1-40-106 and 1-40-107 .   The fixing of a ballot title occurs upon the final action of a local government legislative body to settle or decide the wording of the ballot title. Under § 1-11-203.5 , a person must, therefore, contest the form or content of a ballot title within five days of the legislative body's final action concerning the ballot title. Cacioppo v. Eagle County Sch. Dist. RE-50J, 92 P.3d 453 (Colo. 2004).
CO Code § 31-11-112 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 11 - Municipal Initiatives, Referenda, and Referred Measures|§ 31-11-112. Petitions - Not Election Materials - No Bilingual Requirement

 The general assembly hereby determines that initiative and referendum petitions are not election materials or information covered by the federal “Voting Rights Act of 1965”, and are therefore not required to be printed in any language other than English in order to be circulated in any municipality in Colorado.   History. Source: L. 95: Entire article added, p. 428, § 1, effective May 8.    Cross references:   For the federal “Voting Rights Act of 1965”, see Pub.L. 89-110.   ANNOTATION   Annotator's note. For cases construing a similar provision that applied to state and municipal elections, see § 1-40-114 .
CO Code § 31-11-113 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 11 - Municipal Initiatives, Referenda, and Referred Measures|§ 31-11-113. Receiving Money to Circulate Petitions - Filing

 The proponents of the petition shall file with the clerk a report disclosing the amount paid per signature and the total amount paid to each circulator. The filing shall be made at the same time the petition is filed with the clerk. Any payment made to circulators is an expenditure under article 45 of title 1, C.R.S.   History. Source: L. 95: Entire article added, p. 428, § 1, effective May 8.    ANNOTATION   Annotator's note. For cases construing a similar provision that applied to state and municipal elections, see § 1-40-121 .
CO Code § 31-11-114 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 11 - Municipal Initiatives, Referenda, and Referred Measures|§ 31-11-114. Unlawful Acts - Penalty

  It is unlawful:   For any person willfully and knowingly to circulate or cause to be circulated or sign or procure to be signed any petition bearing the name, device, or motto of any person, organization, association, league, or political party, or purporting in any way to be endorsed, approved, or submitted by any person, organization, association, league, or political party, without the written consent, approval, and authorization of the person, organization, association, league, or political party;    For any person to sign any name other than his or her own name to any petition or knowingly to sign his or her name more than once for the same measure at one election;    For any person knowingly to sign any petition relating to an initiative or referendum in a municipality who is not a registered elector of that municipality at the time of signing the petition;    For any person to sign any affidavit as circulator without knowing or reasonably believing the statements made in the affidavit to be true;    For any person to certify that an affidavit attached to a petition was subscribed or sworn to before him or her unless it was so subscribed and sworn to before him or her and unless the person so certifying is duly qualified under the laws of this state to administer an oath;    For any officer or person to do willfully, or with another or others conspire, or agree, or confederate to do, any act that hinders, delays, or in any way interferes with the calling, holding, or conducting of any election permitted under the initiative and referendum powers reserved by the people in section 1 of article V of the state constitution or with the registering of electors therefor;    For any officer to do willfully any act that shall confuse or tend to confuse the issues submitted or proposed to be submitted at any election or refuse to submit any petition in the form presented for submission at any election;    For any officer or person to violate willfully any provision of this article.       [ ] Any person, upon conviction of a violation of any provision of this section, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than one year in the county jail, or by both such fine and imprisonment.    Editor's note: This version of subsection (2) is effective until March 1, 2022.  (2) [ ] Any person upon conviction of a violation of any provision of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor.  Editor's note: This version of subsection (2) is effective March 1, 2022.  History. Source: L. 95: Entire article added, p. 429, § 1, effective May 8. L. 2021: (2) amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3256, § 541, effective March 1, 2022.    Editor's note:   Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
CO Code § 31-11-115 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 11 - Municipal Initiatives, Referenda, and Referred Measures|§ 31-11-115. Tampering With Initiative or Referendum Petition

  Any person commits a class 2 misdemeanor who:   Willfully destroys, defaces, mutilates, or suppresses any initiative or referendum petition;    Willfully neglects to file or delays the delivery of the initiative or referendum petition;    Conceals or removes any initiative or referendum petition from the possession of the person authorized by law to have custody of the petition;    Adds, amends, alters, or in any way changes the information on the petition as provided by the elector; or    Aids, counsels, procures, or assists any person in doing any of such acts.       Any person convicted of committing such a misdemeanor shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.    This section shall not preclude a circulator from striking a complete line on the petition if the circulator believes the line to be invalid.     History. Source: L. 95: Entire article added, p. 430, § 1, effective May 8.
CO Code § 31-11-116 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 11 - Municipal Initiatives, Referenda, and Referred Measures|§ 31-11-116. Enforcement

  Any person may file with the district attorney an affidavit stating the name of any person who has violated any of the provisions of this article and stating the facts that constitute the alleged offense. Upon the filing of such affidavit, the district attorney shall forthwith investigate, and, if reasonable grounds appear therefor, the district attorney shall prosecute the same.    The attorney general of the state shall have equal power with district attorneys to file information or complaints against any person for violating any provision of this article.     History. Source: L. 95: Entire article added, p. 430, § 1, effective May 8.
CO Code § 31-11-117 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 11 - Municipal Initiatives, Referenda, and Referred Measures|§ 31-11-117. Retention of Petitions

 After a period of three years from the time of submission of the petitions to the clerk, if it is determined that the retention of the petitions is no longer necessary, the clerk may destroy the petitions.   History. Source: L. 95: Entire article added, p. 430, § 1, effective May 8.
CO Code § 31-11-118 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 11 - Municipal Initiatives, Referenda, and Referred Measures|§ 31-11-118. Powers of Clerk and Deputy

  Except as otherwise provided in this article, the clerk shall render all interpretations and shall make all initial decisions as to controversies or other matters arising in the operation of this article.    All powers and authority granted to the clerk by this article may be exercised by a deputy clerk in the absence of the clerk or in the event the clerk for any reason is unable to perform the duties of the clerk's office.     History. Source: L. 2000: Entire section added, p. 801, § 27, effective August 2.
CO Code § 32-7-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 7 - Regional Service Authorities|§ 32-7-101. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Service Authority Act of 1972”.   History. Source: L. 72: P. 452, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-25-1. History. Source: L. 72: P. 452, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-25-1.
CO Code § 32-7-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 7 - Regional Service Authorities|§ 32-7-104. Territorial Requirements for Service Authorities

  No territory shall be included within the boundaries of more than one service authority.      Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2), a service authority shall include all of the territory of at least one county and may include such additional entire counties as may be proposed, if each county has some contiguity with another county within the service authority and does not result in the formation of an enclave.    In no event shall any service authority be formed in the metropolitan area of Denver which does not include that part of Adams county excluding census enumeration districts 1, 2, and 3 of the east Adams division, and that part of Arapahoe county excluding census enumeration districts 1, 2, and 3 of the east Arapahoe division, as such districts and divisions are used by the United States bureau of the census in designation of land areas for the purposes of the 1970 census, and all of the city and county of Denver, and all of Jefferson county, but an additional county or additional counties may be included.         Except as provided in subsection (2)(b) of this section, no county may be divided upon formation of a service authority or thereafter except in the case of a municipality having territory in two counties which are not within the same service authority, either proposed or formed, in which event the municipality may be included in either of two service authorities without regard to county boundary lines, as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (3).    Neither the governing body nor the residents of any such municipality shall participate in any of the procedures by which the service authority is originally formed, but, after a service authority is formed which includes the territory of either county, such municipality may be included in the service authority to which it directs its request for inclusion in the manner provided in section 32-7-131.       The boundaries of any service authority shall not be such as to create any enclave.     History. Source: L. 72: P. 454, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-25-4. L. 75: (2) and (3)(a) amended, p. 1296, § 1, effective June 16. L. 94: (2)(a) amended, p. 573, § 1, effective April 7. History. Source: L. 72: P. 454, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-25-4. L. 75: (2) and (3)(a) amended, p. 1296, § 1, effective June 16. L. 94: (2)(a) amended, p. 573, § 1, effective April 7.
CO Code § 32-7-115 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 7 - Regional Service Authorities|§ 32-7-115. Ancillary Powers

  The board of any service authority has the power to adopt by resolution and enforce regulations not inconsistent with state law or regulations which are necessary, appropriate, or incidental to any authorized services provided by the service authority.    Said regulations shall be compiled and kept by the secretary so as to be readily available for public inspection and shall be enforced by the peace officers of any municipality or county located within or partly within the boundaries of the service authority.    Violations of such regulations shall be prosecuted by the district attorney or other person designated by the board in the county court of the county in which the violation occurred and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.     History. Source: L. 72: P. 466, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-25-15. History. Source: L. 72: P. 466, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-25-15.
CO Code § 32-7-116 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 7 - Regional Service Authorities|§ 32-7-116. Powers to Be Exercised Without Franchise - Condition

  The board has authority, without the necessity of a franchise, to cut into or excavate and use any easements dedicated to a public use, or any public street, road, or highway pursuant to the construction, maintenance, or provision of any service authorized to be provided by the service authority.    The legislative body or other authority having jurisdiction over any such public street, road, or highway has authority to make such reasonable rules as it deems necessary in regard to any such work or use, and may require the payment of such reasonable fees by the service authority as may be fixed by said body to insure proper restoration of such streets, roads, or highways.    When any such fee is paid by the service authority, it shall be the responsibility of the legislative body or other authority to promptly restore such street, road, or highway. If such fee is not fixed or paid, the service authority shall promptly restore any such street, road, or highway to its former condition, as nearly as possible.    In the course of such construction, the service authority shall not impair the normal use of any street, road, or highway more than is reasonably necessary.     History. Source: L. 72: P. 466, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-25-16. History. Source: L. 72: P. 466, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-25-16.
CO Code § 32-7-117 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 7 - Regional Service Authorities|§ 32-7-117. Revenues of Service Authority - Collection

  In any service authority, all rates, fees, tolls, and charges shall constitute a perpetual lien on and against the property served until paid, and any such lien may be enforced and foreclosed by certification of the delinquent amounts due, within one hundred twenty days after the due date of such rates, fees, tolls, or charges, to the board of county commissioners of the county in which said property is located. The officials of said county shall collect and remit such delinquent amounts to the service authority in the manner provided by law for the collection of general property taxes.    The board may discontinue service for delinquencies in the payment of such rates, fees, tolls, or charges or in the payment of taxes levied pursuant to this article and shall prescribe and enforce rules and regulations for the connection with and the disconnection from the facilities of the service authority.     History. Source: L. 72: P. 466, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-25-17. History. Source: L. 72: P. 466, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-25-17.
CO Code § 32-7-119 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 7 - Regional Service Authorities|§ 32-7-119. Levies to Cover Deficiencies

 The board, in certifying annual levies, shall take into account the maturing indebtedness for the ensuing year as provided in its contract, maturing bonds and interest on bonds, and deficiencies and defaults of prior years, and shall make ample provision for the payment thereof. In case the moneys produced from such levies, together with other revenues of the service authority, are not sufficient to pay punctually the annual installments on its contracts or bonds, and interest thereon, and to pay defaults and deficiencies, the board shall make such additional levies of taxes as may be necessary for such purposes, and such taxes shall continue to be levied until the indebtedness of the service authority is fully paid.   History. Source: L. 72: P. 468, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-25-19. History. Source: L. 72: P. 468, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-25-19.
CO Code § 32-7-120 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 7 - Regional Service Authorities|§ 32-7-120. Power to Issue Revenue Bonds - Terms

 To carry out the purposes of this article, the board is authorized to issue negotiable coupon bonds payable solely from the revenues derived, or to be derived, from the facility or combined facilities of the service authority. The terms, conditions, and details of said bonds, the procedures related thereto, and the refunding thereof shall be substantially the same as those provided in part 4 of article 35 of title 31, C.R.S., relating to water and sewer revenue bonds; except that the purposes for which the same may be issued shall not be so limited. Revenue bonds issued under this article shall not constitute an indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation or other provision. Each bond issued under this section shall recite in substance that said bond, including the interest thereon, is payable solely from the revenues pledged for the payment thereof and that said bond does not constitute a debt of the service authority within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitations or provisions. Such revenue bonds may be issued to mature at such time, not exceeding the estimated life of the facility to be acquired with the bond proceeds, as determined by the board, but in no event beyond thirty years from their respective dates.   History. Source: L. 72: P. 468, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-25-20. History. Source: L. 72: P. 468, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-25-20.
CO Code § 32-7-121 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 7 - Regional Service Authorities|§ 32-7-121. Power to Incur Indebtedness - Interest - Maturity - Denominations

  To carry out the purposes of this article, the board is authorized to issue general obligation negotiable coupon bonds of the service authority. Said bonds shall bear interest at a rate such that the net effective interest rate of the issue of said bonds does not exceed that maximum net effective interest rate authorized, and shall be due and payable serially, either annually or semiannually, commencing not later than three years and extending not more than thirty years from the date of issuance. The form and terms of said bonds, including provisions for their payment and redemption, shall be determined by the board. If the board so determines, said bonds may be redeemable prior to maturity with or without payment of a premium, not exceeding three percent of the principal thereof. In any event, said bonds shall be subject to call not later than fifteen years from date. Said bonds shall be executed in the name and on behalf of the service authority and signed by the chairman of the board with the seal of the service authority affixed thereto and attested by the secretary of the board. Said bonds shall be issued in such denominations as the board determines, and the bonds and coupons thereto attached shall be payable to bearer. Interest coupons shall bear the original or facsimile signature of the president of the board.    Bonds voted for different purposes by separate propositions submitted at the same or different bond elections may, at the discretion of the board, be combined and issued as a single issue of bonds so long as the security therefor is the same.     History. Source: L. 72: P. 469, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-25-21. History. Source: L. 72: P. 469, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-25-21.
CO Code § 32-7-122 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 7 - Regional Service Authorities|§ 32-7-122. Debt Question Submitted to Electors - Resolution

  Whenever the board determines by resolution that the interest of the service authority and the public interest or necessity demand the acquisition, construction, installation, or completion of any works or other improvements or facilities or the making of any contract to carry out the objects or purposes of the service authority which requires the creation of any indebtedness of the service authority, the board shall order the submission of the proposition of incurring such indebtedness to the eligible electors of the service authority at an election held for that purpose. Any election may be held separately or may be held jointly or concurrently with any other election authorized by this article.    The declaration of public interest or necessity required and the provision for the holding of the election may be included within one and the same resolution, which resolution, in addition to the declaration of public interest or necessity, shall recite the objects and purposes for which the indebtedness is proposed to be incurred, the estimated cost of the works or improvements, as the case may be, the principal amount of the indebtedness to be incurred, and the maximum net effective interest rate to be paid on the indebtedness. The resolution shall also fix the date upon which the election shall be held and shall appoint a designated election official to conduct the election as provided in articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S.    In accordance with the provisions of section 6 (3) of article XI of the state constitution, general obligation debts contracted by a service authority for the purpose of supplying water shall be exempted from the provisions of this section.    Local improvement bonds issued pursuant to section 32-7-135 shall not constitute an indebtedness within the meaning of this section and section 6 of article XI of the state constitution.     History. Source: L. 72: P. 469, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-25-22. L. 85: (1) amended, p. 1354, § 31, effective April 30. L. 92: (1) and (2) amended, p. 901, § 148, effective January 1, 1993. History. Source: L. 72: P. 469, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-25-22. L. 85: (1) amended, p. 1354, § 31, effective April 30. L. 92: (1) and (2) amended, p. 901, § 148, effective January 1, 1993.