(1) Within thirty days after the date that the charter commission submits the proposed charter to it, the governing body shall publish and give notice of an election to determine whether the proposed charter shall be approved, which election shall be held not less than sixty nor more than one hundred eighty-five days after publication of the notice thereof. Such notice of the election shall contain the full text of the proposed charter.
(1.5) The governing body shall set the ballot title for the proposed charter within sixty days after the date that the proposed charter is submitted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.
If a majority of the registered electors voting thereon vote to adopt the proposedcharter, the charter shall be deemed approved and it shall become effective at such time as the charter provides.
If a majority of the registered electors voting thereon vote to reject the proposedcharter, the charter commission shall proceed to prepare a revised proposed charter, utilizing the procedures set forth in section 31-2-206, and the governing body shall submit the revised proposed charter to an election in the manner set forth in subsection (1) of this section. If a majority of the registered electors voting on such revised proposed charter vote to adopt the revised proposed charter, it shall be deemed approved and it shall become effective at such time as the revised charter provides. If a majority of the registered voters voting thereon vote to reject the revised proposed charter, the charter commission shall forthwith be dissolved.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1016, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2000: (1.5) added, p. 791, § 5, effective August 2. L. 2011: (1) amended, (HB 11-1122), ch. 63, p. 164, § 2, effective September 1. L. 2015: (1) amended, (HB 15-1130), ch. 230, p. 854, § 4, effective August 5.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-2-107 as it existed prior to 1975.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 15-1130, see section 1 of chapter 230, Session Laws of Colorado 2015.