HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1718 - Amend WR Code of Laws concerning ElectionsCITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER Nosler Beck
COUNCIL BILL NO. 12 ORDINANCE NO. 1718 Series 2021
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE WHEAT RIDGE CODE OF LAWS, CONCERNING ELECTIONS
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, pursuant to its home rule authority and C.R.S. § 31-10-101 et seq, the City acting through its City Council (the “Council”), is authorized to adopt ordinances governing the conduct of municipal elections; and
WHEREAS, in the exercise of this authority, the Council has previously adopted Chapter 7 of the Code of Laws, entitled “Elections,” and finds it necessary to revise the same in order to reflect changes in state election law.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO:
Section 1. Section 7-1(b) of the Code of Laws is amended to read:
Sec. 7-1. – State election codes adopted.
Except as otherwise provided by charter or ordinance, including the provisions of this chapter, the following statutes, as the same presently exist or as they may be in the future amended, are hereby adopted by the city and shall govern the conduct of all
elections held within the city:
(a) C.R.S. 31-10-101 et seq., also known as the "Colorado Municipal Election Code,"
(b) C.R.S. 1-1-102 et seq., also known as the "Uniform Election Code," THOSE PORTIONS OF C.R.S. TITLE 1: ELECTIONS, DEEMED APPLICABLE
IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE CITY CLERK, and
(c) C.R.S. 1-45-101 et seq., also known as the "Fair Campaign Practices Act."
Section 2. Section 7-5 of the Code of Laws, entitled “write-in candidate affidavit,” is hereby repealed and Section 7-6 is renumbered as 7-5.
Section 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
adoption as permitted by Section 5.11 of the Home Rule Charter.
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INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 7 to 0 on this 12th day of July 2021, 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 July 26, 2021, at
7:00 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 _8__to _0_, this _26th_ day of __July______ 2021.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this _26th_day of __July__, 2021.
Bud Starker, Mayor
ATTEST:
Stephen Kirkpatrick, City Clerk
Approved as to Form
Gerald E. Dahl, City Attorney
First Publication: July 15, 2021 Second Publication: July 29, 2021 Jeffco Transcript: Effective Date: July 26, 2021