Colorado State Legislature

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The Colorado General Assembly is the state legislature of the state of Colorado. It is a bicameral legislature, composed of the Colorado House of Representatives and the Colorado Senate.

General legislative elections are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each even-numbered year. The entire House is elected in each general election. Senators are elected in two classes such that, as nearly as possible, one-half of the senators are elected in each general election.

Senate

The Colorado Senate is the upper house of the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Colorado. It is composed of 35 members elected from single-member districts, with each district having a population of about 123,000 as of the 2000 census. Senators are elected to 4-year terms, and are limited to 2 consecutive terms in office.

House of Representatives

The Colorado House of Representatives is the lower house of the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Colorado. The House is composed of 65 members from an equal amount of constituencies, with each district having 71,000 citizens. Representatives are elected to 2-year terms, and are limited to 4 consecutive terms in office.

References

• Wikipedia: Colorado Legislature
• Wikipedia: Colorado Senate
• Wikipedia: Colorado House of Representatives

External Links

• Official Site

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