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Colorado town of Superior under home rule after special election
n a special election Tuesday, the Colorado town of Superior voted to adopt a charter and move the town under home rule.
There was a low turnout for the town of more than 13,000 people. The votes came in at 1,670 for the charter and 721 against.
The measure was originally planned to be on the November ballot, but a clerical error pushed it to a special election in December. Now some residents still have questions about the vote and what it means.
Superior Mayor Mark Lacis provided further explanation on Wednesday.
"The Colorado constitution gives municipalities the ability to be self-governing, and they drive their power from the constitution," he said.
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/superior-home-rule-colorado-special-election/