Author: Evan Wyloge
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Struggle over congressional redistricting plan’s Hispanic voter protections heads to Supreme Court
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Over the past week, Coloradans have seen a new, 8-district congressional map, adopted by the state’s inaugural independent congressional redistricting commission, but whether it actually becomes the state’s next congressional map is still uncertain. The new redistricting process, which follows from ballot measures that amended the state constitution to create the independent commission system now…
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Challenge to Colorado congressional map plan over minority protections announced already
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Following the congressional redistricting commission’s late-night map adoption, some said the process worked well and others have called it a compromise they can live with. Some political observers said the outcome fell short of their expectations, when it comes to incumbents’ likely fortunes or gaining partisan advantage for one side or another. Meanwhile, at least…
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Mixed praise and criticism for adopted congressional map; some plan challenges
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Following the commission’s late-night map adoption, some have said the process worked well and others have called it a compromise they can live with. Some political observers say the outcome fell short of their expectations, when it comes to incumbents’ chances or gaining partisan advantage. Meanwhile, at least two Hispanic advocacy organizations says they’re planning…
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Colorado congressional redistricting commission adopts final map
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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…
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Redistricting commission vote extended late into Tuesday night
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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…
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Final Colorado congressional redistricting plan to come Tuesday
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Colorado’s independent congressional redistricting commissioners will either vote to adopt a redrawn map of the state’s U.S. House districts Tuesday, or else the most recent map drawn by their staff and released last week will be adopted by default. The commission held a lengthy meeting Monday to continue discussing the maps they’ve considered in recent…
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Newly revealed interactions added to redistricting lobbying complaint
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A complaint filed against a group of Republican political consultants and lobbyists, accusing them of failing to file proper redistricting lobbying disclosure, grew larger Monday, when the complainant added new interactions between the complaint targets and Colorado’s redistricting commissioners. The complaint, initially filed with the Colorado Secretary of State in August, accused Republican political consultant…
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Newly revealed interactions added to redistricting lobbying complaint
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A complaint filed against a group of Republican political consultants and lobbyists, accusing them of failing to file proper redistricting lobbying disclosure, grew larger Monday when the complainant added new interactions between the complaint targets and Colorado’s redistricting commissioners. The complaint, initially filed with the Colorado Secretary of State in August, accused Republican political consultant…
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Potential final Colorado congressional redistricting map proposal released
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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…
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Weighty ‘third staff draft’ congressional redistricting map proposal to come Thursday
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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…
