§ C.R.S. § 1-41-103Local ballot issue elections in odd-numbered years

(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;
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(c) Approval of emergency taxes pursuant to section 20 (6) 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.
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.
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).
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1-45-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Fair
Campaign Practices Act".