IN RE COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY

No. 11SA282.

332 P.3d 108 (2011)

In re Reapportionment of the COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

November 15, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, David R. Fine , Richard C. Kaufman , Jennette C. Roberts , Joseph G. Martinez , Colorado Reapportionment Commission, Jeremiah B. Barry , Kate Meyer , Troy C. Bratton , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Proponent Colorado Reapportionment Commission.

Olivia Mendoza, pro se, Denver, Colorado, Representing Proponent Colorado Latino Forum.

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Jason R. Dunn , Michael D. Hoke , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Opposer Colorado Citizens for Fair Representation.

Hayes, Phillips, Hoffmann & Carberry, P.C., Kendra L. Carberry , Christine C. Stretesky , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Opposers Town of Superior, Colorado, Andrew Muckle, Elia Gourgouris, Joe Cirelli, Chris Hanson, Sandy Pennington, Lisa Skumatz, and Debra Williams.

Ellen G. Wakeman , Jefferson County Attorney, Writer Mott , Assistant County Attorney, Golden, Colorado, Attorneys for Opposer Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners.

Robert A. McGuire , Attorney at Law, LLC, Robert A. McGuire, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Opposers Douglas County Board of County Commissioners, Elbert County Board of Commissioners, El Paso County Clerk & Recorder Wayne Williams, El Paso County Treasurer Bob Balink, El Paso County Commissioner Sallie Clark, Yuma County Commissioner Trent Bushner, Bill Jerke, Al Kolwicz, Marty Neilson, Dick R. Murphy, Valarie Murphy, and Jim Paine.

Bruce T. Barker , Weld County Attorney, Greeley, Colorado, Attorney for Opposer Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado.

Andrew Gorgey , Garfield County Attorney, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Attorney for Opposer Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County, Colorado.

Newnam Land, LLP, Mary D. Newnam , Robert G. Land , Trinidad, Colorado, Attorneys for Opposer Las Animas County Board of County Commissioners.

Abadie & Schill, PC, William E. Zimsky , Durango, Colorado, Attorneys for Opposers Southwest Colorado Citizens for a Constitutional Map and Club 20.

Kathryn L. Schroeder , Arapahoe County Attorney, John E. Bush, Jr. , Deputy County Attorney, Littleton, Colorado, Attorneys for Opposer Board of County Commissioners of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Carol Tullis, pro se, Cortez, Colorado, Representing Opposer Montezuma County Clerk and Recorder.


PER CURIAM.

In this original proceeding, we are required to review the finalized Reapportionment Plan ("Adopted Plan") submitted by the Colorado Reapportionment Commission ("Commission") to determine whether the Adopted Plan complies with article V, sections 46 and 47 of the Colorado Constitution. Colo. Const. art. V, § 48(1)(e). We hold that the Adopted Plan is not sufficiently attentive to county boundaries to meet the requirements of article V, section 47...

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