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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1993-0930 - INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SELSTAD Council Bill No. 15 ORDINANCE NO. 930 Series of 1993 TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF LAWS OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO, ADOPTING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE UNIFORM ELECTION CODE, INCLUDING THOSE SECTIONS CONCERNING MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS CONDUCTED AS PART OF A COORDINATED ELECTION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO, THAT: Section 1. Wheat Ridge Code of Laws, Chapter Subsection 7.3, "Municipal election code adopted; hereby amended as follows: 7, Elections, exception," is "7.3 Municipal and uniform election code adopted; exception. (a) Except as specifically provided in section 7-2 above, the Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965, as the same presently exists or as may in the future be amended, is hereby adopted by the city and shall govern the conduct of all elections held within the city; provided, however, that the city council, as the legislative body of a Colorado Home Rule Municipal Corporation, may adopt ordinances which specifically supersede the provisions of the Municipal Election Code. (b) Sections 1-1-102, et. seq., Colorado Revised Statutes, also known as the "Uniform Election Code," as the same presently exists or as may in the future be amended, is hereby adopted by the city as the provisions of that Code apply to elections held within the city; provided, however, that the city council, as the legislative body of a Colorado Home Rule Municipal Corporation, may, where allowed by law, adopt ordinances which specifically exclude or supersede the provisions of the Uniform Election Code. Section 2. Safetv Clause. The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this Ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the City of Wheat Ridge, that it is promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and that this Ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health and safety and for the protection of public convenience and welfare. The City Council further determines that the Ordinance bears a rational relation to the proper legislative object sought to be obtained. Section 3. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person of circumstances shall for any reason be adjudged by a court of Ordinance No. 930 Series of 1993 Page 2 competent lmpalr or application jurisdiction invalid, such judgment invalidate the remainder of this to other persons or circumstances. shall not affect, Ordinance or its Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect one day after final publication. INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 7 to 1 on this 14th day of June , 1993, 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 Monday ,June 28 , 1993, at 7:30 o'clock 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 0 ,this 28th day of June 1993. Signed by the Mayor on this 29th day of June , 1993. /-~ . L I) a.;;.~ L. "" ;p. c l: RAY J. W. , ,JR., y~ d}///(?L" Wanda Sang, ':-t-~/"' , Clty C~~k "-..) APPROVED AS TO FORM BY CITY ATTORNEY :;i: " <' 'i.1)' " 41lf}J! dL'J / K~ L. SCHR~EDER, CITY ATTORNEY 1st Publication: June 15, 1993 2nd Publication: July 6, 1993 Wheat Ridge Sentinal Effective Date: July 7,1993