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Get StartedA "yes" vote on Amendment D directs the Governor to reassign judges from the existing 18th Judicial District to the new 23rd Judicial District by November 30, 2024.
A "no" vote on Amendment D means that there could be uncertainty in Colorado law about assignment of judges in the new 23rd Judicial District and that continuity of court functions could be disrupted.
"The eighteenth judicial district, composed of Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, and Lincoln counties, has grown more than any other Colorado judicial district during that time and now has a population exceeding one million people. No other judicial district has a population exceeding 750,000 people, and no other judicial district has approached the rate of growth of the eighteenth judicial district. For these reasons, the general assembly determines that it is appropriate to revise the judicial district boundaries for Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, and Lincoln counties." - Excerpt from Bill Text, in support of Amendment D (Learn more)
"When this 18th Judicial District was created 55 years ago, it was remarkably different than it is today, in terms of crime, population and voter sentiment. The division of Arapahoe from Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties provides a fairer fiscal impact of the DA's operations on the counties, as well as provides better greater representation of the community and its values at a smaller level." - George Brauchler, 18th Judicial District Attorney, in support of Amendment D (Learn more)
"Constituents, people who go to court in the new 23rd Judicial District will be able to say, 'All the other constituents in this state and other judicial districts, had their judges go through their own nominating commission and be appointed by the governor. We didn't get that.'" - Chris Forsyth, Executive Director of the Judicial Integrity Project, in opposition to Amendment D (Learn more)
Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning judges of the newly created twenty-third judicial district, and, in connection therewith, directing the governor to designate judges from the eighteenth judicial district to serve the remainder of their terms in the twenty-third judicial district and requiring a judge so designated to establish residency within the twenty-third judicial district?
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