Allen v. Board of County Commissioners

Appellants, plaintiffs in the trial court, sought to set aside a county commissioner district redistricting plan adopted by the defendant board of commissioners of Lincoln County. Trial was to the court, which upheld the redistricting resolution. We affirm.

The redistricting plan was adopted pursuant to C.R.S. 1963, 35-3-6, which provides that:

“Each county shall be divided into as many compact districts by the county commissioners as there are county commissioners in the county; such districts to be as nearly equal in population as possible. They shall be numbered consecutively and shall not…