What is a Home Rule Municipality?

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"Municipal home rule [is a] system adopted in many states of the United States by which a city is given the right to draft and amend its own charter and to regulate purely local matters without interference from the state legislature." http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/municipal_home_rule.aspx In the state of Pennsylvania, "a Home Rule Municipality in Pennsylvania is one incorporated under its own unique charter, created pursuant to the state's Home Rule and Optional Plans Law and approved by referendum". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Rule_Municipality_%28Pennsylvania%29 In Colorado, "Colorado Home Rule Municipalities are self-governing under Article XX of the Constitution of the State of Colorado; Title 31, Article 1, Section 202 of the Colorado Revised Statutes; and the Home Rule Charter of each municipality." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_municipalities#Home_Rule_Municipality etc. Apr 04 10, 9:12 PM