As used in this article 1, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Congressional commission means the independent congressional redistricting commission created pursuant to section 44 of article V of the state constitution.
(2) Major political party means one of the two largest political parties as determined by the number of registered electors with each political party according to voter registration data published by the secretary of state for the earliest day in January of the year in which members of the congressional commission are appointed.
(3) Voting Rights Act of 1965 means the federal statute, codified at 52 U.S.C. sec. 10301 et seq., as referred to in the ballot measure adopted by voters in 2018 to add section 48.1 (1)(b) to article V of the state constitution.
Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (SB 20-186), ch. 272, p. 1321, � 2, effective July 11.
2-1-102. Neutral criteria for judicial determinations of congressional districts. (Repealed)
Source: L. 2004: Entire section added, p. 312, � 1, effective April 7. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1408), ch. 369, p. 1735, � 1, effective August 11. L. 2017: IP(1) amended, (HB 17-1074), ch. 22, p. 68, � 2, effective August 9. L. 2020: Entire section repealed, (SB 20-186), ch. 272, p. 1320, � 1, effective July 11.
2-1-103. Citation for federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 - legislative declaration. (1) The voters of Colorado considered and overwhelmingly approved legislatively referred measures at the 2018 general election to establish balanced commissions to set district lines for both the United States house of representatives and the Colorado general assembly.
(2) The voters were aware that among the protections provided by these referred measures was the incorporation of the protections provided by federal law including the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended.
(3) Because of a misprint in the measures referring these constitutional amendments to the voters, the federal statute was correctly cited as the federal 'Voting Rights Act of 1965' but incorrectly cited as 52 U.S.C. sec. 50301, as amended when the proper citation is 52 U.S.C. sec. 10301 et seq., as amended.
(4) The general assembly finds and declares that voter intent was clear and should not be frustrated by a clerical error in referring to a federal law that has long been applied by federal courts and the Colorado courts in the redistricting context and was intended to be applied based on the measures' context and legislative analyses provided to voter households in advance of the 2018 general election.
Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (SB 20-186), ch. 272, p. 1321, � 2, effective July 11.