Colorado § 24-1-135 - Effect of congressional redistricting on boards and commissions - definition.

§ 24-1-135. Effect of congressional redistricting on boards and commissions - definition.

(1) As used in this section, "board" includes any board, commission, committee, task force, or other similar body created in the state constitution or state statute.

(2) Unless a section of the state constitution or a statute creating a board provides otherwise:

(a) Any member of a board who was appointed or elected to the office as a resident of a designated congressional district pursuant to any section of the state constitution or any statutory section creating the board and who no longer resides in the congressional district solely because of a change made to the boundaries of the district pursuant to sections 44 to 44.6 of article V of the state constitution is eligible to hold office for the remainder of the term to which the member was elected or appointed, notwithstanding the nonresidency of the member.

(b) When a board increases in size or changes in composition due to the addition of a congressional district following a federal decennial census, an appointing authority responsible for making appointments of members from the state's congressional districts shall appoint a member to represent the new district as soon as practicable in the year following the approval of the new congressional district's boundaries pursuant to sections 44 to 44.6 of article V of the state constitution. The newly appointed member serves a full term as set forth in the state constitution or statute for a member of the board; except that the appointing authority may appoint the member for a shorter term if necessary to preserve any required staggering of the terms of the members of the board.

(c) (I) When a board decreases in size or changes in composition due to the loss of a congressional district following a federal decennial census, an appointing authority responsible for making appointments of members from the state's congressional districts shall review the current appointments to the board and:

(A) If the board decreases in size, select one board member whose term shall be terminated on June 30 of the year following the change in the number of congressional districts; or

(B) If the board changes in composition, select one board member appointed to represent a congressional district to be replaced with an at-large or other member when the member's term expires.

(II) In making the selections required by subsection (2)(c)(I) of this section, the appointing authority shall consider how well the current appointments represent the state's new congressional districts and attempt to ensure adequate representation for the new districts among the remaining board members for the remainder of their terms. If necessary, the appointing authority shall clarify which districts the remaining members represent and may adjust the terms of the remaining members to preserve any required staggering of the terms of the members of the board.

Source: L. 72: p. 545, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-28-35. L. 76: Entire section amended, p. 400, § 10, effective April 13. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1338, § 3, effective July 1. L. 82: Entire section R&RE, p. 349, § 1, effective April 30. L. 84: Entire section amended, p. 923, § 14, effective January 1, 1985. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 382, § 5, effective April 17. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 890, § 16, effective June 5. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1060, § 1, effective June 1. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 670, § 10, effective June 1. L. 2007: (2) amended, p. 2032, § 46, effective June 1. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (HB 18-1375), ch. 274, p. 1704, § 33, effective May 29; (2) amended, (SB 18-034), ch. 14, p. 245, § 29, effective October 1. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (SB 19-241), ch. 390, p. 3468, § 25, effective October 1. L. 2022: Entire section R&RE, (SB 22-013), ch. 2, p.2, § 1, effective February 25.

Editor's note: Amendments to subsection (2) by SB 18-034 and HB 18-1375 were harmonized.