Author: Evan Wyloge

Colorado’s inaugural independent congressional redistricting commission wrapped up its work Tuesday night and selected a final congressional map plan to use for the next decade. The commissioners voted 11-1 to adopt the “Staff Plan 3 Coleman Amendment,” comprised of a set of adjustments authored by Democratic commissioner Martha Coleman to the most recent “third staff…

Colorado’s independent congressional redistricting commissioners met Tuesday night to select a final plan for the state’s remapped U.S. House districts — but by the time of publication, they hadn’t yet selected a final map. The 12 commissioners, made up of four Democrats, four Republicans and four party-unaffiliated Coloradans, had nine maps to consider. They struggled to…

Colorado’s congressional redistricting commission has released the latest in a series of new eight-district congressional map proposals, but this one could end up being the map used for the next decade. The commission can still offer, discuss and debate other map proposals. But if by Tuesday they can’t agree on one — and the state…

Colorado’s independent congressional redistricting commission will release a new draft map Thursday — the first in a series of drafts that comes with a trigger that could lead to it being the final map, sent to the state supreme court for review and approval, then used for the next decade. The map coming Thursday will…

Around 2,400 Coloradans have used the redistricting commissions’ online comment submission portal, some to advocate for keeping apart areas of the state because of diverging interests. Others have argued that specific areas need to be kept whole in order to ensure their shared interests aren’t splintered. The comments also come with a presumption that they…

Colorado’s congressional redistricting commission released another new draft map for the public to consider and critique. The newest draft map comes as the commissions near their targeted October finish, and after months of preceding drafts and dozens of public input hearings. The commissions will take more public input, and plans to release another draft map…

An investigation into whether a secretly funded nonprofit organization has been illegally lobbying the state’s redistricting commissioners will move forward, after the secretary of state reviewed a complaint filed against the group and found enough evidence to warrant a full probe. The decision to further investigate Colorado Neighborhood Coalition, the 501c4 nonprofit organization run by…