Colorado Amendment No. 3, Annexation of Unincorporated Land by Municipalities Initiative (1980)
| Colorado Amendment No. 3 | |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Election date |
|
| Topic Administration of government and Property |
|
| Status |
|
| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment No. 3 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 4, 1980. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing procedures for municipalities to acquire unincorporated land through annexation. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing procedures for municipalities to acquire unincorporated land through annexation. |
Election results
|
Colorado Amendment No. 3 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
|
|
601,302 | 56.65% | ||
| No | 460,084 | 43.35% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment No. 3 was as follows:
| “ | Shall article II of the constitution of the state of Colorado be amended to provide that an unincoporated area may be annexed to a municipality only if the annexation has been approved by a majority vote of the landowners and the registered electors in such area who vote on the question, or if the annexing municipality has received a petition for annexation signed by persons comprising more than fifty percent of the landowners in such area and owning more than fifty percent of such area, or if such area is entirely surrounded by or is solely owned by the annexing municipality; and providing that this section does not apply to the city and county of Denver to the extent that annexations thereto are governed by other provisions of the state constitution? | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Colorado, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an initiated constitutional amendment.
See also
External links
Footnotes
 |
State of Colorado Denver (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
