PALMER LAKE, Colo. (KOAA) — Palmer Lake residents will have to wait at least four to six more months before they can vote on the latest Buc-ee's annexation proposal, after the town board decided to seek court clarification on election procedures.

The delay comes after Palmer Lake's board failed to reach consensus on how to interpret their own annexation election ordinance during a meeting Wednesday night.

Per a voter-approved ordinance from the town's September 9 Special Election , the town now requires all annexations to go to a ballot vote.

The board approved seeking what's called a declaratory judgment action, meaning Palmer Lake will ask the El Paso County District Court to decide exactly how the election should be conducted based on the ordinance's language.

According to the tow

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