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 nine-member congressional redistricting commission, three of whom must be unaffiliated with any political party; prohibiting commission members from being members of or candidates for the U.S. house of representatives, or persons paid by members of or candidates for the U.S. house of representatives; specifying that a redistricting map must be agreed to by six of the nine appointed commissioners; adding competitiveness as a consideration in setting boundaries of congressional districts; requiring that public hearings be held in all congressional districts to obtain citizen comments about congressional district boundaries; and providing for judicial review of an adopted redistricting map as well as establishing a process for setting districts where the commission has not adopted a map.

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 nine-member congressional redistricting commission, three of whom must be unaffiliated with any political party; prohibiting commission members from being members of or candidates for the U.S. house of representatives, or persons paid by members of or candidates for the U.S. house of representatives; specifying that a redistricting map must be agreed to by six of the nine appointed commissioners; adding competitiveness as a consideration in setting boundaries of congressional districts; requiring that public hearings be held in all congressional districts to obtain citizen comments about congressional district boundaries; and providing for judicial review of an adopted redistricting map as well as establishing a process for setting districts where the commission has not adopted a map?

Hearing April 6, 2016

Single subject approved; staff draft amended; titles set.
Hearing adjourned 1:45 PM.

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