Colorado § 2-2-901 - Population data for redistricting.
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§ 2-2-901. Population data for redistricting.
For purposes of redrawing the boundaries of congressional, state senatorial, state representative, and county commissioner districts after each federal census, the independent legislative and congressional redistricting commissions established pursuant to sections 44 and 46 of article V of the state constitution and the county commissioner district redistricting commissions established pursuant to section 30-10-306.1 shall use total population data supplied by the United States census bureau that has been used to apportion the seats in the United States house of representatives among the states as adjusted by the legislative council staff and office of legislative legal services, or any successor offices, pursuant to section 2-2-902.
Source: L. 99: Entire part added, p. 559, § 1, effective May 7. L. 2010: (2) amended, (HB 10-1210), ch. 352, p. 1635, § 6, effective August 11. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (HB 20-1010), ch. 38, p. 124, § 3, effective March 20; entire section amended, (SB 20-186), ch. 272, p. 1328, § 14, effective July 11. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (HB 21-1047), ch. 70, p. 288, § 6, effective April 29.
Cross references: (1) For the short title ("Colorado Accurate Residence for Redistricting Act") in HB 20-1010, see section 1 of chapter 38, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.
(2) For the legislative declaration in HB 21-1047, see section 1 of chapter 70, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
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