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 redistricting in Colorado, and, in connection therewith, renaming the Colorado reapportionment commission the Colorado legislative and congressional redistricting commission; directing the commission to redistrict congressional districts as well as state legislative districts; requiring the appointment of nine commissioners, of whom three members must be unaffiliated with any political party; prohibiting commissioners from being members of or candidates for either congress or the state legislature or compensated by such persons or their campaign committees; specifying that a redistricting map must be approved by six of the nine commissioners; adopting existing criteria for congressional districts and adding competitiveness to the criteria for state legislative and congressional districts; 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 redistricting in Colorado, and, in connection therewith, renaming the Colorado reapportionment commission the Colorado legislative and congressional redistricting commission; directing the commission to redistrict congressional districts as well as state legislative districts; requiring the appointment of nine commissioners, of whom three members must be unaffiliated with any political party; prohibiting commissioners from being members of or candidates for either congress or the state legislature or compensated by such persons or their campaign committees; specifying that a redistricting map must be approved by six of the nine commissioners; adopting existing criteria for congressional districts and adding competitiveness to the criteria for state legislative and congressional districts; and requiring that the commission's work be done in public meetings?

Hearing April 21, 2016

Single subject approved; staff draft amended; titles set.
Hearing adjourned 12:22 PM.

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