Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission

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The Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission is a nonpartisan body responsible for drawing and adjusting the boundaries of Colorado’s state legislative districts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government body ⓘ
independent redistricting commission ⓘ
aimsTo ensure fair representation in Colorado state legislature ⓘ
prevent partisan gerrymandering in Colorado state legislative districts ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of Colorado ⓘ
linked to: Colorado
characterizedBy nonpartisan ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
distinctFrom Colorado Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission ⓘ
follows Colorado constitutional redistricting requirements ⓘ
federal redistricting requirements ⓘ
hasConstraint must follow constitutional redistricting criteria ⓘ
must not dilute minority voting strength ⓘ
must respect political subdivision boundaries where possible ⓘ
hasFeature opportunities for public comment ⓘ
publicly accessible meetings ⓘ
hasGoal comply with equal population requirements ⓘ
create compact legislative districts ⓘ
create contiguous legislative districts ⓘ
enhance transparency in redistricting ⓘ
preserve communities of interest ⓘ
hasLegalAuthority to adopt binding state legislative district maps ⓘ
hasOutcome shapes composition of Colorado state legislature ⓘ
hasOutput state legislative redistricting plans ⓘ
hasPrinciple fair and effective representation ⓘ
nonpartisan decision-making ⓘ
public participation in redistricting ⓘ
hasProcess adoption of final legislative maps ⓘ
public hearings on proposed legislative maps ⓘ
submission of draft legislative maps ⓘ
hasScope state legislative redistricting ⓘ
isPartOf Colorado state government ⓘ
meetsFrequency after each decennial census ⓘ
operatesIn Colorado ⓘ
produces final Colorado House of Representatives district maps ⓘ
final Colorado State Senate district maps ⓘ
regulates boundaries of Colorado state legislative districts ⓘ
responsibleFor adjusting boundaries of Colorado state legislative districts ⓘ
drawing Colorado House of Representatives districts ⓘ
drawing Colorado State Senate districts ⓘ
subjectTo Colorado Constitution ⓘ
Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ
judicial review in Colorado courts ⓘ
typeOfRedistrictingBody independent citizen commission ⓘ
uses mapping and demographic analysis tools ⓘ
usesData U.S. Census data ⓘ
worksWith Colorado General Assembly (for implementation of maps) ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Colorado House of Representatives districts including Mesa County → redistrictedBy → Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission ⓘ
Colorado Senate districts including Mesa County → redistrictingAuthority → Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission ⓘ
Colorado Senate districts including Mesa County → mapsPublishedBy → Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission ⓘ
Colorado House of Representatives → redistrictingBody → Colorado Independent Redistricting Commissions ⓘ
linked to: Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission
Lucas v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of Colorado → subjectOf → Colorado legislative apportionment plan ⓘ
linked to: Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission
Colorado State Senate → redistrictingBody → Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission ⓘ