HOUSE BILL 981002
BY REPRESENTATIVES McPherson, Lamborn, Salaz, Tool, and Anderson;
also SENATORS Blickensderfer and Powers.
CONCERNING THE REDISTRICTING OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DISTRICTS AS REQUIRED BY THE TENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State
of Colorado:
SECTION 1. Part
2 of article 2 of title 2, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended
BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to read:
22208. Redistricting.
(1) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HEREBY FINDS:
(a) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT
60 CURRENTLY INCLUDES THE SIX COUNTIES THAT COMPOSE THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY, AS WELL AS HUERFANO COUNTY AND A PORTION OF LAS ANIMAS
COUNTY.
(b) CERTAIN RESIDENTS OF THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE STATE UNDER SECTION 2 OF THE
FEDERAL "VOTING RIGHTS ACT", 42 U.S.C. SEC. 1973, ALLEGING
THAT THE CURRENT BOUNDARIES OF REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 60 DENY
HISPANICS THE RIGHT TO ELECT REPRESENTATIVES OF THEIR CHOICE.
(c) AFTER THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO RULED IN FAVOR OF THE STATE, SANCHEZ
V. STATE OF COLORADO, 861 F.SUPP. 1516 (D.COLO. 1994), THE
UNITED STATES TENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS REVERSED THE DISTRICT
COURT DECISION AND ORDERED THE STATE TO REDRAW THE BOUNDARIES
OF REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 60 CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 2 OF THE
VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965. SANCHEZ V. STATE OF COLORADO,
97 F.3d 1303 (10TH CIR. 1996).
(d) HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 971045
ESTABLISHED AN INTERIM COMMITTEE TO REDRAW THE BOUNDARIES OF REPRESENTATIVE
DISTRICTS 44, 45, 46, 47, 60, AND 61 CONSISTENT WITH THE OPINION
OF THE TENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS.
(e) IN SEPTEMBER OF 1997, THE INTERIM
COMMITTEE CONDUCTED PUBLIC HEARINGS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS. THE
COMMITTEE HEARD TESTIMONY FROM RESIDENTS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY
AND OTHER PARTS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO ABOUT REGIONS THAT HAVE COMMON
INTERESTS AND REGIONS WHERE INTERESTS MAY CONFLICT.
(f) FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, THE
COMMITTEE CONSIDERED NINE PROPOSED PLANS OF REDISTRICTING AND
VOTED TO ADOPT FIVE PRELIMINARY PLANS. COPIES OF THE PRELIMINARY
PLANS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO INTERESTED PARTIES AND MADE AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET THROUGH THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S HOME PAGE.
(g) IN OCTOBER OF 1997, THE INTERIM COMMITTEE
AGAIN CONDUCTED PUBLIC HEARINGS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS FOR COMMENTS
ON THE FIVE PRELIMINARY PLANS. THE COMMITTEE HEARD TESTIMONY
THAT RESIDENTS OF CENTER IN SAGAUCHE COUNTY SHOULD BE INCLUDED
IN THE NEW REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 60 AND THAT REPRESENTATIVE
DISTRICT 46 IN PUEBLO SHOULD BE DRAWN TO KEEP COMMUNITIES WITH
COMMON INTERESTS TOGETHER.
(h) THE INTERIM COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THE
TESTIMONY AND DISCUSSED SEVEN AMENDMENTS TO THE PRELIMINARY PLANS
BEFORE ADOPTING ITS FINAL RECOMMENDATION TO THE SECOND REGULAR
SESSION OF THE SIXTYFIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
(2) THE DEFINITION OF AREAS TO BE INCLUDED
IN EACH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT IS BY REFERENCE TO COUNTIES AND
TO OFFICIAL CENSUS TRACTS, CENSUS DIVISIONS, CENSUS BLOCK GROUPS,
AND CENSUS BLOCKS, CREATED BY THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF THE
CENSUS TO WHICH FIXED POPULATION COUNTS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED AS
OF THE YEAR 1990.
(3) THE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS 44, 45,
46, 47, 60, AND 61 ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
(a) District 44: THE COUNTIES
OF CUSTER, FREMONT, AND TELLER AND THE FOLLOWING PORTIONS OF PUEBLO
COUNTY: BLOCK GROUPS 1, 2, 3, 4, AND 5 AND BLOCKS 642, 643A,
644, 645, 646, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657,
658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 668, 669, 670,
671, 672, 673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678, AND 679 IN TRACT 28.04;
BLOCK GROUP 2 AND BLOCKS 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108,
109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121,
122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134,
140, 141, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 158, 159, 160, 161,
162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174,
175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187,
188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 195, 196, 197, AND 199 IN TRACT
28.06 ; AND BLOCKS 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 315, 316A,
316B, 317, 318A, 318B, 318C, 318D, AND 319 IN TRACT 28.07.
(b) District 45: THE FOLLOWING
PORTIONS OF PUEBLO COUNTY: TRACTS 9.03, 9.04, 9.05, 16, 17, 28.02,
29.03, 29.05, 33, AND 34; BLOCK GROUP 1 AND BLOCKS 201, 202, 203,
204, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307,
308, AND 309 IN TRACT 1; BLOCK GROUPS 1 AND 2 AND BLOCKS 301,
302, 303, AND 304 IN TRACT 4; BLOCKS 101, 102, 103, 104, 105,
106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 116, 121, 122, 123, 140, 141, 213,
220, 221, 224, 301, 304, 305, 308, 309, 312, 313, 314, 318, 319,
322, 323, 324, 401, 402, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412,
413, 414, 415, 416, 418, AND 421 IN TRACT 5; BLOCKS 322, 323,
324, 325, 326, 327, AND 328 IN TRACT 6; BLOCK GROUPS 2, 3, AND
4 AND BLOCKS 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128,
AND 129 IN TRACT 9.02; BLOCK 101B IN TRACT 13; BLOCKS 101, 102,
103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 204, 212, 213,
220, 224, 225, 226, 227, AND 228 IN TRACT 15; BLOCK GROUPS 1 AND
2 AND BLOCKS 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 310, 311, 312,
313, AND 316 IN TRACT 18; BLOCKS 106, 107, 108, AND 114 IN TRACT
19; BLOCKS 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, AND 194 IN TRACT 28.06; THAT
PART OF TRACT 28.07 THAT IS NOT IN DISTRICT 44; BLOCK GROUPS 1,
2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, AND 9 AND BLOCKS 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306,
307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319,
320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332,
333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345,
346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358,
359, 360, 361, 362, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373,
374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386,
387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 399B, 699A,
AND 799 IN TRACT 29.04; BLOCK GROUP 2 AND BLOCKS 101A, 102, 103,
104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110, 299A, 299B, AND 299C IN TRACT 30.01;
BLOCKS 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111A, 111B,
112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124,
125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137,
138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150,
151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161A, 161B,
162, 163, 166, 167, 199A, AND 199B IN TRACT 30.03; BLOCKS 102A,
102B, 102C, 103A, 103B, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, AND 110
IN TRACT 30.04; BLOCK GROUPS 1 AND 3 AND BLOCKS 201, 202, 203,
204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 212, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228,
401, 402, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 415,
416, 699, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 910, 911, 912, 913, 914,
915, 920, 922, 923, 925, 999A, 999B, AND 999C IN TRACT 31.01;
BLOCK GROUPS 1, 3, AND 7 AND BLOCKS 201, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207,
208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 220, 222, 224,
AND 225 IN TRACT 31.02; AND BLOCKS 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106,
107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119,
120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132,
133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149,
150, 151, 152, 155, 156, 157, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170,
171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183,
184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196,
197, 199A, 199B, 199C, AND 199D IN TRACT 32.
(c) District 46: THE FOLLOWING
PORTIONS OF PUEBLO COUNTY: TRACTS 2, 3, 7, 14, 22, 23, 24, 25,
26, 27, 28.01, 28.08, AND 29.01; THOSE PARTS OF TRACTS 1, 4, 5,
6, 15, 18, 19, AND 29.04 THAT ARE NOT IN DISTRICT 45; BLOCK GROUP
1 AND BLOCKS 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210,
211, 212, 213, 216, 217, 219, 401, 402, 407, 412, 413, 417, 418,
419, 420, 421, AND 422 IN TRACT 8; BLOCK GROUPS 2 AND 3 IN TRACT
13; BLOCK GROUPS 3, 4, AND 5 AND BLOCKS 208, 209, 210, 211, 212,
213, AND 215 IN TRACT 20; BLOCK GROUPS 2 AND 3 AND BLOCKS 102,
103, 104, 105, 106A, 106B, 110, AND 113 IN TRACT 21; AND THAT
PART OF TRACT 28.06 THAT IS NOT IN DISTRICT 44 OR 45.
(d) District 47: THE COUNTIES
OF BACA, BENT, CROWLEY, LAS ANIMAS, AND OTERO AND THE FOLLOWING
PORTION OF HUERFANO COUNTY: BLOCK GROUPS 6 AND 7 AND BLOCKS 123A,
167A, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185,
186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 199B,
199C, 309A, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319,
320, 321, 322, 323, 324A, 325A, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331,
332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338A, 339A, 340, 341, 342A, 343A,
344A, 345A, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350A, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355,
356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367A, 368A,
369A, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412,
413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420A, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425,
426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 503A, 503B, 504,
505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517,
518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530,
531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543,
544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549A, AND 549B IN TRACT 98.06; AND BLOCKS
119, 154, 155, 156, 157, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170,
171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183,
184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 199A, 199B, 199C,
199D, 201, 202, 203A, 209A, 211A, 212A, 213A, 214A, 214B, 214C,
215, 216A, 216B, 217, 218A, 218B, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224,
225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237,
238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248A, 249, 250,
251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256A, 256B, 257A, 257B, 257C, 258A, 258B,
259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266A, 266B, 267, 268A, 268B,
269, 270, 271, 272, 299A, 299B, 299C, 299D, 299E, 299F, 299G,
299H, 299J, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 324, 326, 328, 330,
331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343,
344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356,
357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369,
370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 399A, 399B, 399C, AND
399D IN TRACT 98.07.
(e) District 60: THE COUNTIES
OF ALAMOSA, CONEJOS, AND COSTILLA AND THE FOLLOWING PORTIONS OF
HUERFANO, PUEBLO, RIO GRANDE, AND SAGAUCHE COUNTIES:
(I) HUERFANO: TRACT 98.08; AND THOSE
PARTS OF TRACTS 98.06 AND 98.07 THAT ARE NOT IN DISTRICT 47.
(II) PUEBLO: THOSE PARTS OF TRACTS 9.02,
30.01, 30.03, 30.04, 31.01, 31.02, AND 32 THAT ARE NOT IN DISTRICT
45; THOSE PARTS OF TRACTS 8, 20, AND 21 THAT ARE NOT IN DISTRICT
46; THAT PART OF TRACT 28.04 THAT IS NOT IN DISTRICT 44; AND THAT
PART OF TRACT 13 THAT IS NOT IN DISTRICT 45 OR 46.
(III) RIO GRANDE: BLOCK GROUP 1 AND BLOCKS
201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 214, 215, 216, 217,
218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 236,
237, 238, 239A, 239B, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247,
248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260,
261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273,
274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286,
287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 299 IN
TRACT 97.66; AND BLOCK GROUP 3 AND BLOCKS 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D,
102, 103A, 103B, 103C, 104A, 104B, 104C, 104D, 104E, 104F, 104G,
105, 106, 107A, 107B, 108A, 108B, 109, 110A, 110B, 111, 112, 113,
114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126,
127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139A,
139B, 139C, 140, 141, 142, 145, 146, 147, 148, 152, 153, 154,
155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 199A, 199B, 199C, 201, 202, 203,
204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215A, 215B,
216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228,
229, 231, 232, 235A, 235B, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244,
401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413,
414, 415, 416A, 416B, 416C, 417A, 417B, 418A, 418B, 418C, 419,
420, 421, 422, 423A, 423B, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430,
431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443,
444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456,
457A, 457B, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467,
468, 469, 470, 471, 472A, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480,
481, 482, 483, 484, 487, AND 490 IN TRACT 97.67.
(IV) SAGAUCHE: BLOCK 366, 569, 571, 572,
573, 574, 578, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 596, 597, AND 599C IN
TRACT 97.76; AND BLOCK GROUPS 2 AND 3 AND BLOCKS 101, 102, 103,
104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123,
124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 140, 141,
142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154,
155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167,
168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180,
181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193,
194, 195, 196, 197, 199, 481, 484, 485, 486, 488, 489, 490, 491,
492, 493, 494, AND 495 IN TRACT 97.77.
(f) District 61: THE COUNTIES
OF CHAFFEE, GUNNISON, HINSDALE, MINERAL, LAKE, AND PARK AND THE
FOLLOWING PORTIONS OF PITKIN, RIO GRANDE, AND SAGAUCHE COUNTIES:
(I) THAT PART OF PITKIN COUNTY THAT IS
NOT IN DISTRICT 57.
(II) THAT PART OF RIO GRANDE COUNTY THAT
IS NOT IN DISTRICT 60.
(III) THAT PART OF SAGAUCHE COUNTY THAT
IS NOT IN DISTRICT 60.
(4) THE COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER OF EACH
COUNTY AFFECTED BY THE REDISTRICTING PLAN SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION
SHALL ESTABLISH PRECINCT BOUNDARIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
15101, C.R.S., SO THAT NO PRECINCT INCLUDES TERRITORY
IN MORE THAN ONE REPRESENTATIVE, SENATORIAL, OR CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT.
(5) THE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS SPECIFIED
IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE 1998 GENERAL ELECTION
AND SUBSEQUENT ELECTIONS UNTIL A NEW REDISTRICTING PLAN IS APPROVED
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 48 OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION.
SECTION 2. Safety
clause. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and
declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public peace, health, and safety.
____________________________ ____________________________
Charles E. Berry Tom Norton
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
____________________________ ____________________________
Judith M. Rodrigue Joan M. Albi
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
APPROVED________________________________________
_________________________________________
Roy Romer
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
OF COLORADO