Senate Bill 20-186: Colorado Redistricting Commissions

• Repeals former neutral criteria statute and establishes new legislative framework for independent congressional and legislative redistricting commissions created under the 2018 voter-approved constitutional amendments.

• Corrects federal law citation error by clarifying that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is codified at 52 U.S.C. Section 10301 et seq., not Section 50301, addressing a misprint in the 2018 ballot measures.

• Creates detailed procedures for precinct boundary adjustments, district map filing, handling omitted or overlapping areas, and managing changes when county or municipal boundaries are altered.

• Establishes independent congressional and legislative redistricting commissions with member compensation of $200 per diem, allocates $1 million each to congressional and legislative redistricting accounts from the legislative department cash fund, and provides nonpartisan staff support and computer systems for redistricting work.

• Changes the definition of "major political party" from gubernatorial election performance to voter registration data from January of the appointment year, applied consistently across congressional and legislative redistricting provisions.