Saturday, March 1, 2008

The Timeline for County Home Rule petition

Archuleta County Clerk June Madrid says that this is the timeline for Home Rule.

County Home Rule Ballot Question

Timeline to be included on the 2008 General Ballot

May 7,2008 Petition Format to be submitted to County Clerk

May 9,2008 Clerk verifies Petition Format can have up to 2 days

May 9 - July 7 2008 Petition to be circulated (must obtain 435 signatures)

July 7 - July 17 2008 County Clerk shall verify signatures on the petition
(may take from 1 -10 days)

ASAP after verifying meeting of the BoCC is scheduled to call the election And to divide the county into three compact districts

July 24, 2008 Clerk's Office to prepare candidate packets

July 24, 2008 BoCC must publish a notice of election, district boundaries and call for candidates at least 60 days before election for a November election no later than July 25,2008

August 25, 2008 Candidate petitions and statements are to be filed with the clerk within thirty days after publication of election notice.

Ongoing Petitions submitted by candidates for charter commission are reviewed by clerk's office for sufficiency. (may take from 1 to 10 days)

Board to pass resolution adopting ballot language.

August 26, 2008 IGA must be signed with Clerk

September 4, 2008 Second notice of election must be published And include the names of candidates.

September 5, 2008 Ballot language must be certified to Clerk 60 days in advance of election.

October 3, 2008 Ballots must be printed and in possession of the Clerk

November 4, 2008 Election Day

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