Voters in 11 rural counties in northern Colorado will go the polls Tuesday to decide whether they want to continue living in the 137-year-old state or break off and form their own. Even if a majority of voters in the referendum approve secession, breaking away would be a daunting, perhaps nigh-on-impossible path. A new state would require approval first in the Colorado legislature and then from the U.S. Congress, as laid out by Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution. But then, that's not the point. The point, says Sean Conway, is to send a message "to the governor. Send a message to our legislators," said the commissioner of Weld County, the most populous of the 11 counties seeking to secede.
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Colorado's secession referendum highlights state's urban-rural divide
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Gun control law, renewable energy bill among the issues driving vote
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10 counties in northeastern corner and 1 in northwest will decide Tuesday
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Secession unlikely to get required OK from state legislature, U.S. Congress
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