Article V — Legislative
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Colo. Const. art. V, § 48 Commission organization - procedures - transparency - voting requirements.
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(1) initial organization, officers, procedures, rules, and transparency. (2) Voting requirements. A simple majority of the appointed commissioners may approve rules and procedural decisions. The election of the commission's chair and vice-chair requires the affirmative vote of at…
Colo. Const. art. V, § 49 Appointment of State Auditor Term Qualifications Duties.
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(1) The general assembly, by a majority vote of the members elected to and serving in each house, shall appoint, without regard to political affiliation, a state auditor, who shall be a certified public accountant licensed to practice in this state, to serve for a term of five ye…
Colo. Const. art. V, § 50 Section 50
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[Repealed.]
Colo. Const. art. V, § Section 44.3 Criteria for determinations of congressional districts - definition.
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(1) In adopting a congressional redistricting plan, the commission shall: (4) No map may be approved by the commission or given effect by the supreme court if:
Colo. Const. art. V, § Section 44.4 Preparation, amendment, and approval of plans - public hearings and participation.
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(1) The commission shall begin by considering a plan, created by nonpartisan staff alone, to be known as the "preliminary plan". The preliminary plan must be presented and published no earlier than thirty days and no later than forty-five days after the commission has convened or…
Colo. Const. art. V, § Section 44.6 Severability.
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If any provision of sections 44.1 through 44.5 of this Article V is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, or if any application of these sections is found by such a court to be unconstitutional, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or app…
Colo. Const. art. V, § Section 48.1 Criteria for determination of legislative districts - definition.
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(1) in adopting a legislative redistricting plan, the commission shall: (2) (a) as much as is reasonably possible, the commission's plan must preserve whole communities of interest and whole political subdivisions, such as counties, cities, and towns. to facilitate the efficient …
Colo. Const. art. V, § Section 48.2 Preparation, amendment, and approval of plans - public hearings and participation.
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(1) The commission shall begin by considering a plan for the state senate and a plan for the state house of representatives, created by its nonpartisan staff alone, to be known as the "preliminary senate plan" and the "preliminary house plan". such plans must be presented and pub…
Colo. Const. art. V, § Section 48.3 Supreme court review.
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(1) The supreme court shall review the submitted plans and determine whether the plans comply with the criteria listed in section 48.1 of this article V. The court's review and determination shall take precedence over other matters before the court. The supreme court shall adopt …
Colo. Const. art. V, § Section 48.4 Severability.
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If any provision of sections 46 through 48.3 of this article V is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, or if any application of these sections is found by such a court to be unconstitutional, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or appli…
Colo. Const. art. V, § Section 44.5 Supreme court review.
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(1) The supreme court shall review the submitted plan and determine whether the plan complies with the criteria listed in section 44. The court's review and determination shall take precedence over other matters before the court. The supreme court shall adopt rules for such proce…
Colo. Const. art. V, § Section 44.1 Commission composition and appointment - vacancies.
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(1) After each federal decennial census of the United States, the members of the commission shall be appointed and convened as prescribed in this section. (2) The commission consists of twelve members who have the following qualifications: (3) (a) By August year, nonpartisan staf…
Colo. Const. art. V, § Section 44.2 Commission organization - procedures - transparency - voting requirements.
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(1) Initial organization, officers, procedures, rules, and transparency. (2) Voting requirements. A simple majority of the appointed commissioners may approve rules and procedural decisions.the election of the commission's chair and vice-chair requires the affirmative vote of at …