Legal Opinion
Davidson v. Sandstrom
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided January 26, 2004No. 03SC287PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rice
I. Introduction
In 1994, the voters of Colorado enacted a constitutional amendment which imposed a two-term limit1 on any “nonjudicial elected official of any county, city and county, city, town, school district, service authority, or any other political subdivision of the State of Colorado.” Colo. Const, art. XVIII, § 11(1) (“section 11”). However, the amendment permitted voters of the enumerated entities to “lengthen, shorten or eliminate” term limits for any particular office. Id. at § 11(2).
In 2001, the Board of County Commissioners of Pueblo County (“the Board”) referred a measure to the…
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