Colorado Code
Part 2 - Municipal Home Rule
§ 31-2-202. Legislative Declaration

The general assembly declares that the policies and procedures contained in this part 2 are enacted to implement section 9 of article XX of the state constitution, adopted at the 1970 general election, by providing statutory procedures to facilitate adoption and amendment of municipal home rule charters, and, to this end, this part 2 shall be liberally construed. The provisions of this part 2 shall supersede the requirements of article XX of the state constitution, as they relate to procedures for the initial adoption of home rule charters and for the amendment of existing home rule charters, as provided in section 9 (3) of article XX of the state constitution.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1013, § 1, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1191, § 88, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-2-102 as it existed prior to 1975.

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