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Colorado Amendment No. 9, Creation of the Colorado Reapportionment Commission Amendment (1974)
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| Topic Redistricting policy and State legislatures measures |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment No. 9 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 4, 1974. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing the Colorado Reapportionment Commission to create legislative district boundaries after each federal census. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing the Colorado Reapportionment Commission to create legislative district boundaries after each federal census. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment No. 9 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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386,725 | 60.20% | ||
| No | 255,725 | 39.80% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment No. 9 was as follows:
| “ | An act to amend Article V of the Constitution of the State of Colorado concerning the reapportioning of legislative districts by a body to be known as the Colorado Reapportionment Commission, which shall consist of eleven electors, four of whom shall be appointed by the legislative department, three by the executive department, and four by the judicial department of the state, and adding new requirements to be considered in the creation of legislative districts. | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Colorado, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an initiated constitutional amendment.
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Footnotes
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