Letter: Commissioners mislead on home rule

I am writing to express my deep concerns regarding the Douglas County commissioners’ push for home rule and the misleading narratives they have used to justify this dramatic change in our county’s governance.

The commissioners have repeatedly claimed that adopting home rule would allow Douglas County to ignore certain state laws, such as Colorado’s gun regulations, and grant the sheriff new powers over immigration enforcement. These assertions are simply not true. Legal experts and state officials have made it clear that home rule does not give counties the authority to disregard state law on matters of statewide concern; attempts to do so would likely result in costly legal battles, with taxpayers footing the bill for lawsuits the county is unlikely to win.

Moreover,

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