(1) No action by an authority to establish or increase any tax authorized by this part 6 shall take effect unless first submitted to a vote of the registered electors of that portion of the combination in which the tax is proposed to be collected.
No action by an authority creating a multiple fiscal year debt or other financial obligation that is subject to section 20 (4)(b) of article X of the state constitution shall take effect unless first submitted to a vote of the registered electors residing within the boundaries of the authority; except that no such vote is required for obligations of regional transportation activity enterprises established under section 43-4-606 or for obligations of any other enterprise under section 20 (2)(d) of article X of the state constitution.
The questions proposed to the registered electors under subsections (1) and (2) of thissection shall be submitted at a general election or any election to be held on the first Tuesday in November of an odd-numbered year. The action shall not take effect unless a majority of the registered electors voting thereon at the election vote in favor thereof. The election shall be conducted in substantially the same manner as county elections, and the county clerk and recorder of each county in which the election is conducted shall assist the authority in conducting the election. The authority shall pay the costs incurred by each county in conducting such an election. No moneys of the authority may be used to urge or oppose passage of an election required under this section.
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Source: L. 97: Entire part added, p. 495, § 1, effective August 6. L. 2005: (2) amended, p. 1068, § 12, effective January 1, 2006.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2005 act amending subsection (2), see section 1 of chapter 269, Session Laws of Colorado 2005.