(1) Action to amend a charter shall be initiated by:
A petition signed by at least five percent of the registered electors of the county; or
A resolution adopted by the board of county commissioners submitting the proposedamendment to the registered electors.
Action to repeal a charter or to form a new charter commission may be initiated by apetition signed by at least fifteen percent of the registered electors of the county.
(a) Within thirty days of initiation of a proposed amendment, repeal, or charter convention measure, the board of county commissioners shall publish notice of and call an election to be held not less than thirty nor more than one hundred twenty days after said publication. The text of any proposed amendment shall be published with said notice.
(b) If the proposal is for a charter commission, the election shall be scheduled at least sixty days after publication of the notice. The procedure for the forming and functioning of a new charter commission shall comply as nearly as practicable with provisions relating to formation and functioning of an initial charter commission.
(4) If a majority of the registered electors voting thereon vote for a proposed amendment, the amendment shall be deemed approved. If a majority of the registered electors voting thereon vote for repeal of the charter, the charter shall be deemed repealed, and the county shall proceed to organize and operate pursuant to the statutes applicable to statutory counties.
Source: L. 71: p. 352, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-28-6. L. 85: (1)(a), (1)(b), (2), and (4) amended, p. 1345, § 12, effective June 4.