Education
Redistricting/Reapportionment
After census information is given to the states, it is their responsibility to draw the boundaries. This process is called redistricting. In the US Congress, the size of the House of Representatives is set by federal law at 435, but following the census, districts may be reallocated to the states on the basis of states’ population. The drawing of new political district boundaries, including congressional, state legislative, and local districts (county commissioners, school board, etc.), is based on population shifts and/or other criteria and is the responsibility of the state. Each state is guaranteed one congressional district regardless of population. The process of determining the number of congressional representatives is called reapportionment.
For more information (including maps & data), visit the Redistricting in Colorado page on Colorado's Official State Web Portal.
2007 Judiciary Survey
In July 2007, a telephone survey of 726 registered Colorado voters was conducted on behalf of the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS) and the League of Women Voters of Colorado Education Fund (LWVCO Ed Fund). IAALS and LWVCO co-sponsored the survey to better understand voter knowledge and opinions of Colorado’s judiciary in a range of areas. Respondents were asked to describe their general perception of Colorado’s courts and judges, but were also asked specific questions related to the process by which judges are selected and evaluated in the state. Read the entire survey