Editing Weld County, Colorado (section)

===Secession proposals===
In 2013, conservative Weld County commissioners began a campaign to secede from the State of Colorado to create a new state; a state ballot measure regarding the issue was put on the November 2013 ballot. The legality of this initiative has been questioned by local attorneys.<ref>{{cite news|last=Romano|first=Analisa|title=Greeley Attorneys Question Legality Of Weld Commissioners Advocating For 51st State|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/09/greeley-attorneys-questio_n_4071461.html|access-date=October 11, 2013|newspaper=The Greeley Tribune (via Huffington Post)|date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> On November 5, 2013, 6 out of 11 Colorado counties voted no for secession, including Elbert, Lincoln, Logan, Moffat, Sedgwick, and Weld counties voted no, while Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Phillips, Washington, and Yuma counties voted yes.  "Weld County voters said this is an option we shouldn't pursue and we won't pursue it," said Weld County Commissioner Sean Conway, "But we will continue to look at the problems of the urban and rural divide in this state."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_24461077/11-counties-weigh-secession-from-colorado-formation-51st |title=51st state question answered "no" in 6 of 11 counties contemplating secession |last=Whaley |first=Monte |date=November 5, 2013 |website=www.denverpost.com |publisher=[[The Denver Post]] |access-date=March 6, 2014}}</ref>

[[File:Weld County Wyoming Logo.png|thumb|right|The logo of Weld County, WY.]]
In 2021, a group known as "Weld County, WY" organized a petition to place a measure on the November 2021 ballot for the county to secede from Colorado to join [[Wyoming]], due to a clash between the conservative politics of Weld County and the liberal government of Colorado.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gstalter |first=Morgan |date=January 29, 2021 |title=Group in Colorado county seeks secession from state to join Wyoming |language=en |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/536440-colorado-countys-residents-asking-to-secede-from-state-join-wyoming |access-date=January 29, 2021}}</ref> [[Mark Gordon (politician)|Mark Gordon]], the Governor of Wyoming, said when asked about the topic, "We would love that."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reynolds |first=Nick |date=February 2, 2021 |title=Gordon on Weld County secession: 'We would love that' |language=en |work=Casper Star-Tribune |url=https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/gordon-on-weld-county-secession-we-would-love-that/article_c6cc0003-2c69-5224-97b9-bedff4c3edb4.html |access-date=February 2, 2021}}</ref> In response to Gordon's comment, Colorado Governor [[Jared Polis]] said, "Hands off Weld County."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Holdman |first=Raetta |date=February 4, 2021 |title=Gov. Jared Polis Tells Wyoming Governor 'Hands Off Weld County' |language=en-US |url=https://denver.cbslocal.com/2021/02/04/weld-county-secede-colorado-join-wyoming-governor-jared-polis-hands-off-mark-gordon/ |access-date=February 6, 2021}}</ref>