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 state legislative redistricting, and, in connection therewith, restructuring the state commission that sets boundaries for state senatorial and representative districts to require one-third of the nine commissioners be unaffiliated with any political party; prohibiting state legislators, candidates for the state legislature, and persons paid by legislators or legislative candidates from serving on the commission; requiring the agreement of six of nine commissioners to approve district maps; adding competitiveness as the final criterion to be used in drawing state legislative districts; and establishing a procedure to set legislative district boundaries if the commission is unable to adopt a plan.

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 state legislative redistricting, and, in connection therewith, restructuring the state commission that sets boundaries for state senatorial and representative districts to require one-third of the nine commissioners be unaffiliated with any political party; prohibiting state legislators, candidates for the state legislature, and persons paid by legislators or legislative candidates from serving on the commission; requiring the agreement of six of nine commissioners to approve district maps; adding competitiveness as the final criterion to be used in drawing state legislative districts; and establishing a procedure to set legislative district boundaries if the commission is unable to adopt a plan?

Hearing April 6, 2016

Single subject approved; staff draft amended; titles set.
Hearing adjourned 2:01 PM.

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