Colorado Springs, Colorado, Question 2C, City Council Supermajority Requirement for Parkland Transfers (November 2020)
| Colorado Springs Question 2C | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local property and City governance | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Colorado Springs Question 2C was on the ballot as a referral in Colorado Springs on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring a supermajority vote of seven out of nine city council members, but not voter approval, to authorize 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, de minimis transfers, and any transfers approved by voters. Another competing charter amendment—Question 2B—designed to require voter approval for parkland transfers was also put on the ballot. |
A "no" vote opposed this measure to require a supermajority vote of seven out of nine city council members, but not voter approval, to authorize 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 2C.
Election results
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Colorado Springs Question 2C |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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113,748 | 51.74% | ||
| No | 106,105 | 48.26% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 2C was as follows:
| “ | SHALL ARTICLE III, SECTION 3-70 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS BE AMENDED TO REQUIRE THAT SPECIFIED CONVEYANCES OF CITY-OWNED PARKLAND ONLY BE PERMITTED UPON THE APPROVAL OF NOT LESS THAN A SUPER-MAJORITY OF SEVEN (7) MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, AND PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS TO THE SUPER-MAJORITY APPROVAL REQUIREMENT ONLY FOR CONVEYANCES WHICH ARE AUTHORIZED BY THE VOTERS, 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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