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This bill, titled the "County Commissioner Redistricting Integrity Act," aims to reform how county commissioner districts are drawn in Colorado. It mandates that county boards of commissioners must now appoint "independent county commissioner redistricting commissions" to create plans for dividing counties into districts, replacing the previous system where boards could appoint commissions with less stringent independence requirements. The bill also modifies who can serve on these commissions, prohibiting current county commissioners from being appointed and establishing criteria for an "independent committee" to ensure a balance of political affiliations and avoid conflicts of interest. Furthermore, it removes the role of advisory committees, transferring their responsibilities to county staff and the independent commissions, and requires these commissions to use a numerical measure to assess and prioritize "competitive" districts, meaning those with a reasonable potential for their political representation to change between censuses. The bill also clarifies the definition of "competitive" and introduces specific measures like "composite formula" and "margin of victory" to quantify this competitiveness, ultimately requiring the board of county commissioners to adopt a final plan that was approved by one of these independent commissions.

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https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1038