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The Colorado State Legislature is known as the Colorado General Assembly. It is a bicameral legislature, composed of the Colorado House of Representatives and the Colorado Senate.

General legislative elections are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each even-numbered year. The entire House is elected in each general election. Senators are elected in two classes such that, as nearly as possible, one-half of the senators are elected in each general election.

Role in the State Budget

Main article: Colorado state budget

By November 1st of every year, the General Assembly of Colorado receives an annual budget proposal from the Governor. The annual budget proposal is for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1st. The General Assembly then revises this budget over the course of the next couple of months. In May, the General Assembly votes on a budget.[1]

The General Assembly of Colorado has struggled to pass balanced budgets amidst one bad economic forecast after another. The Colorado Generally Assembly had just ended its session on May 6, 2009 having addressed a $1.454 billion, two-year shortfall[2] when a subsequent economic forecast on June 22, 2009 showed a new state deficit well over $300 million.[3] Bill Ritter announced on August 18, 2009 his plan to close the latest $320 million budget gap for the current FY 2010 (July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010).[4]

Senate

The Colorado Senate is the upper house of the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Colorado. It is composed of 35 members elected from single-member districts, with each district having a population of about 123,000 as of the 2000 census. Senators are elected to 4-year terms, and are limited to 2 consecutive terms in office.

House of Representatives

The Colorado House of Representatives is the lower house of the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Colorado. The House is composed of 65 members from an equal amount of constituencies, with each district having 71,000 citizens. Representatives are elected to 2-year terms, and are limited to 4 consecutive terms in office.

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References

  1. ↑ National Association of State Budget Offices, 2008 Budget Processes in the States, Pages 4-5
  2. ↑ The Capstone Group, “2009 Session Summary,” May 6, 2009
  3. ↑ University of Denver, Center for Colorado’s Economic Future, “Colorado’s State Budget Tsunami,” July 2009
  4. ↑ Gov. Ritter’s Office, “Press Release: $320 M Budget-Balancing Plan,” August 18, 2009

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