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PROTEST PETITION AND INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES

Colorado Springs City Code § 5.1.411
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5.1.411: PROTEST PETITION AND INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES: A. A written protest petition of the City Clerk's final determination of sufficiency may be filed in the Office of the City Clerk by any registered elector of the City, within fifteen (15) days of any final determination of sufficiency. The protest petition shall set forth with particularity the grounds upon which the signature lines, if any, are protested. The City Clerk shall mail a copy of the protest petition to the Petition Committee. The City Clerk shall also mail to the protestors and to the Petition Committee a notice fixing a time for hearing the protest not less than two (2) days nor more than five (5) days after the protest petition is filed. B. All hearings under this section shall be conducted by the Presiding Judge of the Municipal Court or a Hearing Officer appointed by that Office. All hearings shall be public and all testimony shall be under oath. The Presiding Judge or Hearing Officer appointed pursuant to this subsection B shall have the power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents. Upon failure of any witness to obey the subpoena, the Presiding Judge or Hearing Officer appointed pursuant to this subsection B may petition the District Court for an order compelling the witness to appear and testify or produce documentary evidence. The result of the hearing shall be certified to the Petition Committee and the protesters. C. The party protesting the City Clerk's final determination concerning the sufficiency of signatures shall have the burden of proof. D. The finding of the Presiding Judge of the Municipal Court or a Hearing Officer appointed by that Office as to the sufficiency or insufficiency of any petition shall be final agency action and subject to the provisions of C.R.C.P. 106(A)(4). (Ord. 86-24; Ord. 00-175; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 02-212; Ord. 07-210; Ord. 16-102)
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/0-0-0-6451Fetched: 11/1/2026

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