Colorado Springs, Colorado, Question 2B, Voter Approval Requirement for Parkland Transfers (November 2020)
| Colorado Springs Question 2B | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local property and City governance | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Colorado Springs Question 2B was on the ballot as a referral in Colorado Springs on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported this charter amendment to require voter approval of the transfer of parkland interest to any individual or entity not controlled by the city with exceptions for court orders, eminent domain, title disputes or regulations, temporary permits, easements, and de minimis transfers. Another competing charter amendment, Question 2C, designed to require supermajority city council approval but not voter approval was also put on the ballot. |
A "no" vote opposed this charter amendment to require voter approval of the transfer of parkland interest to any individual or entity not controlled by the city. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Question 2B.
Election results
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Colorado Springs Question 2B |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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132,595 | 59.34% | ||
| No | 90,865 | 40.66% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 2B was as follows:
| “ | SHALL THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS BE AMENDED TO ADD SECTION 11-80 THERETO, REQUIRING THAT SPECIFIED CONVEYANCES OF CITY-OWNED PARKLAND ONLY BE PERMITTED UPON A REFERRAL BY A SUPER-MAJORITY OF NOT LESS THAN SEVEN (7) MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL TO A VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF VOTES CAST AT A GENERAL OR SPECIAL ELECTION OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY, AND PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS TO THE ELECTION REQUIREMENT ONLY FOR CONVEYANCES WHICH ARE JUDICIALLY ORDERED, RESULT FROM EMINENT DOMAIN, TITLE DISPUTES OR REGULATORY ACTIONS, CONSIST OF LEASES, TEMPORARY PERMITS, EASEMENTS OR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, AND DE MINIMIS CONVEYANCES; PROVIDED THAT, IF THIS CHARTER AMENDMENT AND ANOTHER CHARTER AMENDMENT WHICH SUBSTANTIALLY PERTAINS TO CONVEYANCES OF CITY-OWNED PARKLAND ARE BOTH APPROVED BY VOTERS AT THIS ELECTION, ONLY THE MEASURE RECEIVING THE MOST AFFIRMATIVE VOTES SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Colorado Springs.
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