2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 37 - Water And Irrigation
Article 48. Rio Grande Water Conservation District
Section 37-48-121. Election returns.
The election officials shall make their returns directly to the county commissioners of said counties in care of the board of county commissioners of Alamosa county, Alamosa, Colorado. The county commissioners of said counties shall act as the canvassing body. The returns of said election shall be made and canvassed at any time and in the manner provided by law for the canvass of the returns of any general election. It is the duty of such canvassing body to certify promptly and to transmit to the governor of the state of Colorado a statement of the results of the vote upon the proposition submitted. If a majority of the voters voting in said election vote in favor of the formation of the Rio Grande water conservation district, the governor shall declare the same to be formed. If a majority of the voters voting in said election do not vote in favor of formation of said district, the governor shall declare that the district is not formed. If the governor declares said district to be formed, it shall be formed as of the time and date specified in his declaration of formation.
Source: L. 67: p. 670, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-10-21.
