Who can vote in the election to organize the fire protection district?

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A person must meet two requirements to be eligible to vote in the election to organize the fire protection district. First, the person must be registered to vote in Colorado at the time of the election. Second, the person must meet one of the following requirements:

  • He/she has lived within the boundaries of the proposed fire protection district for at least 30 days, or
  • He/she owns taxable real or personal property within the boundaries of the proposed fire protection district, or
  • His/her spouse owns taxable real or personal property within the boundaries of the proposed fire protection district.

Owning "taxable real or personal property" includes someone who owns land, a house, a mobile home, a manufactured home, a business, or any other property that they pay property taxes on. It also includes someone who is under a contract to purchase property if the contract requires that person to pay the property taxes.

Anyone who is registered to vote in Colorado and has lived within the boundaries of the proposed fire protection district for 30 days is allowed to vote in the fire protection district organizational election, even if he/she does not own any property within the boundaries of the proposed fire protection district. Non-residents of the proposed fire protection district also are allowed to vote in the fire protection district organizational election if they are registered to vote in Colorado and own property within the boundaries of the proposed fire protection district.

Only natural persons are allowed to vote. Non-persons, such as a business or a trust, are not allowed to vote, even if the business or trust owns property within the boundaries of the proposed fire protection district. A business owner or trustee is considered to own property only if he/she personally owns the property as an individual. A business owner or trustee is not considered to own property if title to the property is held solely in the name of the business or trust.

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