SUFFICIENCY OF PETITIONS
Colorado Springs City Code § 5.1.410
in effect5.1.410: SUFFICIENCY OF PETITIONS:
A. Any petition submitted to the City Clerk must initially contain the minimum number of signatures required and the affidavit of the circulator of the petition stating that each signature on the petition is the signature of the person whose name it purports to be and to the best of the affiant's knowledge and belief each of the persons signing the petition was a registered elector at the time of signing. Within thirty (30) days after the filing of a petition for initiative, referendum, recall or Charter amendment, the City Clerk shall complete a review of the petition. During the period a petition is being examined by the City Clerk for sufficiency, the petition shall not be available to the public. Such period of unavailability shall not exceed thirty (30) days. The City Clerk may use the following factors to determine sufficiency:
1. Signature lines containing an address not located within the City limits of the City of Colorado Springs shall not be counted.
2. Signature lines containing an address that cannot be associated with a valid voter registration record shall not be counted. The City Clerk shall use best efforts to match the voter registration records with a residential address provided.
3. In the case of duplicate valid signature lines only one instance of the valid signature line shall be counted.
4. More than one individual's signature on a signature line, in which event the signature line shall count as one.
5. Signature lines containing incomplete residential addresses which are insufficient to allow the City Clerk to validate the signature line shall not be counted. The City Clerk shall use best efforts to match the voter registration records with a residential address provided.
6. Signature lines containing an incomplete date, a date that is not within the petition circulation period, or no date shall not be counted.
7. Signature lines of individuals who are not registered electors in the City shall not be counted.
B. If, after the City Clerk's review, the petitions do not contain the requisite number of signatures, the City Clerk shall notify the Petition Committee with a certificate specifying the particular insufficiency and if requested provide copies of the petition. The Petition Committee shall then have thirty (30) days to amend the insufficiency or may withdraw the petition without prejudice to filing a new petition for the same purpose. During the period of time of the City Clerk's initial or subsequent review, additional petitions may not be circulated.
C. During the period a petition is being examined by the City Clerk for sufficiency, the petition shall not be available to the public. Such period of unavailability shall not exceed thirty (30) days.
D. The City Clerk shall have the power to investigate as necessary for compliance with the provisions of the City Charter and this Code. (Ord. 86-24; Ord. 91-52; Ord. 00-175; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 02-212; Ord. 07-210; Ord. 16-102)
Notes
1 | 1. See City Charter article XII.
Source: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-6439Fetched: 11/1/2026