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Mon Dec-01-03 10:45 AM
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22. TEXT OF THE RULING - Salazar vs. Davidson

In two original proceedings, consolidated for opinion, the Supreme Court holds:
(1) The Attorney General may bring an original proceeding pursuant to C.A.R. 21 to challenge the constitutionality of Senate Bill 03-352, a congressional redistricting law enacted by the General Assembly to replace the court-ordered congressional districts applied in the 2002 general election.
(2) Senate Bill 03-352 is unconstitutional because the Colorado Constitution requires the General Assembly to redistrict after each census and before the ensuing general election, and does not allow redistricting at any other time. Because the General Assembly failed to redistrict during this constitutional window, it relinquished its authority to redistrict until after the 2010 census.

http://www.courts.state.co.us/supct/opinions/2003/03SA13303SA147.doc

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