Article II. Bill of Rights
Article II, Section 2. People may alter or abolish form of government - proviso
Constitution of the State of Colorado
Official text
The people of this state have the sole and exclusive right of governing themselves, as a free, sovereign and independent state; and to alter and abolish their constitution and form of government whenever they may deem it necessary to their safety and happiness, provided, such change be not repugnant to the constitution of the United States.
Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 29.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Constitution (Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services)
In plain English
Coloradans have the sole right to govern themselves as a free state and to change or abolish their constitution and form of government when they find it necessary, so long as the change does not conflict with the U.S. Constitution.
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