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ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Policy Concerning Election Charges
Latest Revision Date: June 3, 1996
The Colorado Election Code was changed in 1991 requiring the County Clerk and Recorder to conduct
coordinated elections beginning in 1993 for school districts, special districts, ballot issues, municipal
elections conducted as part of a coordinated election, and other authorized elections; with the provision
for the reimbursement of the cost of conducting such elections.
By resolution dated March 15, 1993, the Board of County Commissioners approved the following policy
regarding the reimbursement for costs of elections.
Election Charges to an Entity Other Than Weld County
A. When an election is held for any entity other than Weld County that is concurrent with a
county or state election, only those additional out-of-pocket costs specifically incurred to
conduct the entity's election above and beyond the normal cost of the county or state
election, e.g. ballots, etc. will be charged to said entity.
B. If an election is conducted at a time when a county or state election is not required, the
entire cost of the election shall be borne by the entity(ies) requiring the election on a pro-
rata basis thatis based upon the number of registered voters in the respective entity(ies).
Election Charges dealing with siting of correctional facilities, fails and prisons
In response to the passage of an amendment to the Weld County Home Rule Charter on June 13, 1995,
dealing with the location and siting of correctional facilities, jails and prisons in Weld County, the Board of
A. The County Attorney is-was directed to prepare the necessary ordinance or resolution
establishing a fee equal to the cost of a special election for any applicant for the siting of
a facility covered by Weld County Home Rule Charter, Article XV, Section 15-5 that
chooses the option of requesting a special election for the siting of such a facility other than
at a regularly scheduled countywide election in November of any given year.
Consequently, the following was adopted by Resolution,on June 3, 1996:
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ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Policy Concerning Election Charges
Latest Revision Date: June 3, 1996
A. The proponent of such a facility may chose whether the election will occur during a
November county-wide election or by special election by virtue of the timing of the submittal
of the request to the Board of County Commissioners to place an issue on the ballot.
B. The cost of such a special election regarding a single facility is found to be an expense
which should not be borne by the taxpayers,of Weld County when the issues could be
decided at a November election at a nominally incremental cost.
C. The actual costs of any special election held on the issue of siting a facility pursuant to the
Weld County Home Rule Charter, Article XV, Section 15-5 shall be assessed to the
proponents of such a facility and an accounting of the actual costs provided the proponents.
D. The proponents of any such facility shall provide collateral in the form of cash, letter of
credit, or a bond to cover the estimated costs of such a special election prior to the Board
adopting a resolution calling a special election.
E. The proponent's expenses may be reduced only to the extent that any other entity or
individual other than Weld County has paid election expenses pursuant to County policy.
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