Colorado Revised Statutes

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-41-103 (2026)

Local ballot issue elections in odd-numbered years

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(1) At the local election to be held on the first Tuesday of November in 1993, and in each odd-numbered year thereafter, the following issues shall appear on the ballot if they concern local government matters arising under section 20 of article X of the state constitution and if they are submitted in accordance with applicable law:

(a) Amendments to the charter of any home rule city or home rule county initiated by the voters or submitted by the legislative body of the home rule city or county in accordance with said charter;

(b) Ordinances, resolutions, or franchises proposed in accordance with section 1 of article V of the state constitution and section 31-11-104, C.R.S.;

(c) Measures referred to the people pursuant to petitions filed against an ordinance, resolution, or franchise passed by the legislative body of any local government in accordance with section 1 of article V of the state constitution and section 31-11-105, C.R.S.;

(d) Questions which are referred to the people by the governing body of the local government in accordance with the law prescribing procedures therefor;

(e) Questions which are initiated by the people in accordance with the law prescribing procedures therefor.

(2) As used in this section, "local government" means a county, a municipality as defined in section 31-1-101 (6), C.R.S., a school district, or a special district as defined in sections 32-1-103 (20) and 35-70-109, C.R.S.

(3) As used in this section, a "question" means a proposition which is in the form of a question meeting the requirements of section 20 (3)(c) of article X of the state constitution and which is submitted in accordance with the law prescribing procedures therefor without reference to a specific ordinance, resolution, franchise, or other local legislation or a specific amendment to the charter of a home rule city or home rule county.

(4) As used in this section, "local government matters arising under section 20 of article X of the state constitution" includes:

(a) Approval of a new tax, tax rate increase, mill levy above that for the prior year, or extension of an expiring tax, or a tax policy change directly causing a net tax revenue gain pursuant to section 20 (4)(a) of article X of the state constitution;

(b) Approval of the creation of any multiple-fiscal year direct or indirect debt or other financial obligation without adequate present cash reserves pledged irrevocably and held for payments in all future fiscal years pursuant to section 20 (4)(b) of article X of the state constitution;

(d) Approval of revenue changes pursuant to section 20 (7) of article X of the state constitution;

(e) Approval of a delay in voting on ballot issues pursuant to section 20 (3)(a) of article X of the state constitution;

(f) Approval of the weakening of a local limit on revenue, spending, and debt pursuant to section 20 (1) of article X of the state constitution.

(5) The submission of issues at elections in November of odd-numbered years in accordance with this section, or at other elections as provided in section 20 (3)(a) of article X of the state constitution, shall not be deemed the exclusive method of submitting local issues to a vote of the people, and nothing in this section shall be construed to repeal, diminish, or otherwise affect in any way the authority of local governments to hold issue elections in accordance with other provisions of law. (6) and (7) Repealed.

Source: L. 93: Entire article added, p. 1995, § 1, effective June 8. L. 94: (1)(b) and

(1)(c) amended, p. 1622, § 6, effective May 31. L. 95: (1)(b) and (1)(c) amended, p. 439, § 24, effective May 8. L. 2001: (6) and (7) added, p. 273, § 31, effective March 30. L. 2010: (6) and

(7) repealed, (HB 10-1116), ch. 194, p. 840, § 29, effective May 5.

ELECTION CAMPAIGN REGULATIONS ARTICLE 45 Fair Campaign Practices Act Editor's note: (1) This article was added in 1974. This article was repealed and reenacted by initiative in 1996, resulting in the addition, relocation, and elimination of sections as well as subject matter. The vote count on the measure at the general election held November 5, 1996, was as follows: FOR: 928,148 AGAINST: 482,551

(2) For amendments to this article prior to 1996, consult the Colorado statutory research explanatory note and the table itemizing the replacement volumes and supplements to the original volume of C.R.S. 1973 beginning on page vii in the front of this volume. Former C.R.S. section numbers are shown in editor's notes following those sections that were relocated.

Cross references: For public official disclosure law, see part 2 of article 6 of title 24. Law reviews: For article, "Fair Campaign Practices Act: Killing Trees for Good Government", see 26 Colo. Law. 101 (Sept. 1997). For article, "Public Moneys and Ballot Issues Under the Fair Campaign Practices Act", see 34 Colo. Law. 81 (Sept. 2005). For article, "Campaign Finance Law in Colorado", see 46 Colo. Law. 35 (June 2017).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1995–2004 · leading case: Zaner v. City of Brighton, 917 P.2d 280 (Colo. 1996).

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Zaner v. City of Brighton, 917 P.2d 280 (Colo. 1996). · cites it 17× “Section 1-41-103 contains the following pertinent language: Local ballot issue elections in odd-numbered years.”

Zaner v. City of Brighton, 899 P.2d 263 (Colo. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 11× “Section 1-41-103(4), C.R.S. (1994 Cum.Supp.”

Coffman v. Colorado Common Cause, 102 P.3d 999 (Colo. 2004). · cites it 2× “, § 1-41-103(1)(c), C.R.S. (2004) (describing "an ordinance, resolution, or franchise passed by the legislative body of any local government .”

Havens v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 924 P.2d 517 (Colo. 1996). “5); § 1-41-103(4)(d). In addition, the General Assembly provided that the opportunity of the local electorate to vote on “tax, spending, debt, or other proposals” should not be restricted by construction of Amendment 1 provisions in a manner that would limit voter consideration…”

Cnty. Road Users Ass'n v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 987 P.2d 861 (Colo. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “The powers reserved in the Constitution are broad and inclusive. The General Assembly has not seen fit to extend this, or a similar, reservation of legislative power to the electors of counties by statute.”

— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-41-103(1)(c) — 1 case

Coffman v. Colorado Common Cause, 102 P.3d 999 (Colo. 2004). “, § 1-41-103(1)(c), C.R.S. (2004) (describing "an ordinance, resolution, or franchise passed by the legislative body of any local government .”

— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-41-103(2) — 1 case

Cnty. Road Users Ass'n v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 987 P.2d 861 (Colo. Ct. App. 1999). “The powers reserved in the Constitution are broad and inclusive. The General Assembly has not seen fit to extend this, or a similar, reservation of legislative power to the electors of counties by statute.”

— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-41-103(4) — 2 cases

Zaner v. City of Brighton, 899 P.2d 263 (Colo. Ct. App. 1995). “Section 1-41-103(4), C.R.S. (1994 Cum.Supp.”

Zaner v. City of Brighton, 917 P.2d 280 (Colo. 1996). “Section 1-41-103 contains the following pertinent language: Local ballot issue elections in odd-numbered years.”

— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-41-103(4)(a) — 1 case

Zaner v. City of Brighton, 917 P.2d 280 (Colo. 1996). “Section 1-41-103 contains the following pertinent language: Local ballot issue elections in odd-numbered years.”

— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-41-103(4)(d) — 1 case

— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-41-103(5) — 1 case

Zaner v. City of Brighton, 917 P.2d 280 (Colo. 1996). “Section 1-41-103 contains the following pertinent language: Local ballot issue elections in odd-numbered years.”

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