Colorado Amendment 86: Off-cycle congressional redistricting
Colorado · Constitutional amendment · Elections · Statewide decision
Explanation reviewed 2026-10-27. AI-written and checked against linked official evidence; not an election-office summary.
AI-written summary
Would require the independent congressional commission and state Supreme Court to approve off-cycle map changes after at least three public hearings. Such changes could not intentionally favor a party or unnecessarily divide communities of interest.
What applies now
The constitution provides an independent-commission process after each census but no specific off-cycle process.
If yes / for
Apply the new safeguards to off-cycle maps.
If no / against
Keep the current constitutional process.
Costs and funding
No verified fiscal estimate recorded in this baseline. This does not mean there is no cost.
Timing
Implementation date not independently established in this baseline.
Passage rule
At least 55% of votes cast.