Special and general municipal elections shall be governed by the Colorado Municipal Election Law as now existing or hereafter amended or modified, except as otherwise provided in this Charter or as Council may prescribe by ordinance. The Council may by ordinance establish the method for the registration of electors; the number, qualifications and compensation for election judges and clerks; and the boundaries of election precincts. The Council may by ordinance establish an election commission with such powers, duties, terms and qualifications as provided by ordinance.

A general municipal election shall be held on the first Tuesday in November of each odd-numbered year. Any special municipal election may be called by resolution or ordinance of the Council at least sixty (60) days in advance of such election. The resolution or ordinance calling a special municipal election shall set forth the purpose or purposes of such election. Polling places for all municipal elections shall be open from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. on election day. (Amendment passed 11/2/04)

The election precincts of the City shall remain as they existed on the effective date of this Charter until altered by the Council as hereinafter provided. The Council shall by resolution from time to time establish convenient election precincts in accordance with this Charter and statutes.

All municipal elections shall be nonpartisan. No candidate for any municipal office shall run under a party label of any kind.

Any election official or elected officer of the City may be recalled at any time after 90 days in office by the electors entitled to vote for a successor of such incumbent through the procedure in the manner provided for in Article XXI of the State Constitution. Consistent with the Constitution and this Charter, the Council may provide by ordinance for further recall procedures.