Ballot Title Setting Board
2015-2016

The title as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

An amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning congressional redistricting, and, in connection therewith, transferring authority to establish congressional districts from the general assembly to a newly created twelve-member Colorado congressional redistricting commission; requiring at least four commissioners to be either affiliated with a minor political party or unaffiliated with any political party; prohibiting commissioners from being registered lobbyists or members of or candidates for the U.S. Congress or the Colorado legislature; specifying that all actions of the commission must be agreed to by at least eight of the twelve appointed commissioners; adopting existing criteria to be used in setting boundaries of congressional districts and adding competitiveness to the criteria; providing for judicial review of an adopted redistricting map; and requiring that the commission's work be done in public meetings.

The ballot title and submission clause as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning congressional redistricting, and, in connection therewith, transferring authority to establish congressional districts from the general assembly to a newly created twelve-member Colorado congressional redistricting commission; requiring at least four commissioners to be either affiliated with a minor political party or unaffiliated with any political party; prohibiting commissioners from being registered lobbyists or members of or candidates for the U.S. Congress or the Colorado legislature; specifying that all actions of the commission must be agreed to by at least eight of the twelve appointed commissioners; adopting existing criteria to be used in setting boundaries of congressional districts and adding competitiveness to the criteria; providing for judicial review of an adopted redistricting map; and requiring that the commission's work be done in public meetings?

Hearing April 20, 2016

Single subject approved; staff draft amended; titles set.
Hearing adjourned 1:52 PM.

Rehearing April 28, 2016

Motion for Rehearing denied.
Hearing adjourned 11:25 AM.

* Unofficially captioned “Colorado Congressional Redistricting Commission” by legislative staff for tracking purposes. This caption is not part of the titles set by the Board.