“The ability of Pitkin County voters to advance a ballot question regarding taxation is stated in some of the plainest language to be found in Colorado’s constitution,” writes Jeffrey Evans, “and everyone knows that a county charter can’t supersede that document. This is not a winnable argument for the county, or one for which there is any apparent point in making…. On April 14, we filed a Complaint for Declaratory Relief with the court, requesting a declaration of our rights ‘pertaining to the validity under the Constitution and laws of the State of Colorado of such provisions of the Pitkin County Home Rule Charter.’ In other words, we are asking the court to explain to county officials that they need to let us proceed with our petition.