Legal Opinion
In Re Reapportionment of the Colorado General Assembly
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 19, 1982No. 82SA6PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Per curiam
The sections of the Colorado Constitution establishing a system for reapportionment of the General Assembly to reflect population changes in the 1980 federal census require us to review the reapportionment plan. Colo.Const. Art. V, §§ 46, 47 and 48.1 We conclude that the plan adopted by the Colorado Reapportionment Commission (Commission)2 complies with the criteria in *193Colo.Const. Art. V, §§ 46 and 47. However, a portion of the plan which establishes the sequence of elections in Senate Districts 13 and 34 does not conform to constitutional requirements, and we disapprove that portion.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Lucas v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Roman v. SincockSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Maryland Committee for Fair Representation v. TawesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Davis v. MannSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by26 opinions
- In Re Reapportionment of the Colorado General AssemblySupreme Court of Colorado · 1992
- Kallenberger v. BuchananSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
- In Re Reapportionment of the Colorado General AssemblySupreme Court of Colorado · 2002
- In Re Apportionment Law, Etc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1982
- Hall v. MorenoSupreme Court of Colorado · 2012
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