HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1635CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER URBAN
COUNCIL BILL NO. 03
ORDINANCE NO. 1635
Series 2018
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE WHEAT RIDGE CODE OF
LAWS REGARDING ELECTIONS TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY AND
COMPATIBILITY WITH THE COLORADO MUNICIPAL ELECTION LAWS
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado (the "City"), is a Colorado home rule
municipality, duly organized and existing pursuant to Section 6 of Article XX of the Colorado
Constitution; and
WHEREAS, the City Council (the "Council") has authority pursuant to the Home Rule
Charter and C.R.S. §31-16-101, et seq. to adopt and enforce all ordinances; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to that authority, the City has previously enacted Chapter 7 of the
Code of Laws of the Code of Wheat Ridge, Colorado (the "Code") to govern elections within the
City; and
WHEREAS, C.R.S. 31-10-101 et seq., also known as the "Colorado Municipal
Election Code," as well as related portions of title 1, C. R. S., govern many aspects of the
conduct of elections held within the City; and
WHEREAS, the Council now finds it efficient and desirable to streamline its Code
regarding elections by repealing certain sections of Chapter 7, which are adequately covered
and governed by state election laws, specifically those portions concerning reporting
requirements, filing and timeliness requirements, violations and penalties, and automatic
recount.
NOW THEREFORE BE .IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO:
Section· 1. The following sections· of Chapter 7 are hereby repealed:
Section 7-5 -Reporting requirements; candidates;
Section 7-6 -Reporting requirements; persons;
Section 7-7 -Filing; where to file; timeliness;
Section 7-9 -Violations; penalties; and
Section 7-11 -Automatic recount.
Section 2. The remaining sections of Chapter 7 are renumbered accordingly.
Section 3. Severability, Conflicting Ordinances Repealed. If any section,
subsection or clause of this Ordinance shall be deemed to be unconstitutional or otherwise
invalid, the validity of the remaining s.ections, subsections and clauses shall not be affected
thereby. All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this
Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect upon adoption and
signature by the Mayor and City Clerk, as permitted by Section 5 .11 of the Charter.
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on frrst reading by a vote of 8 to 0 on this
81h day of January, 2018, ordered published in full in a newspaper of general circulation in the
City of Wheat Ridge, and Public Hearing and consideration on final passage set for January 22,
2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a
vote of_7_to __Q_, this 22nd day of January , 2018.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this 22nd day of January , 2018.
ATTEST:
First Publication: January 11, 2018
Second Publication: January 25, 2018
Wheat Ridge Transcript
Effective Date: January 22, 1018
Published:
Bud Starker, Mayor
Gerald E. Dahl, City At
Wheat Ridge Transcript and www.ci.wheatride.e.co.us