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CO HCR1001
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/13/2014
Primary Sponsor
Jerry Sonnenberg
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AI Summary
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Submits a constitutional amendment to Colorado voters at the 2014 general election to reorganize the House of Representatives by county-based districts instead of population-based districts.
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Divides the House of Representatives into as many districts as there are counties in Colorado, with each representative district's boundaries coterminous with one entire county.
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Maintains the current population-based apportionment process for the Colorado Senate, which continues to be redrawn decennially by the reapportionment commission.
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Makes the reorganization effective on January 10, 2017, if a majority of electors approve the amendment.
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Requires voter approval through a ballot proposition asking whether to amend the Colorado Constitution concerning state representative districts.
Legislative Description
Alter Number & Composition Representative District
Last Action
House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
4/14/2014