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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Actress Jennifer Lawrence backs ballot measures
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Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence threw her support this week behind a pair of Colorado ballot measures that would change the way the state draws congressional and legislative lines. The “Hunger Games” and “X-Men” star sits on the board of RepresentUs, a national organization that fights public corruption. She released an online video urging voters to affirm…
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Hickenlooper to join the Terminator at anti-gerrymandering carnival
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If Colorado politics is a circus, then why not throw a carnival for the Terminator? Supporters of amendments Y and Z, aimed at ending political gerrymandering in congressional and legislative seats, are bringing for movie star and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to Denver, “on a break from filming the latest ‘Terminator’ movie,” Saturday at…
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NOONAN | Y and Z’s competitive districts would have to cut across common interests
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Amendments Y and Z on congressional and state legislature redistricting propose to take the politics out of redrawing district boundaries based on the 2020 census. The amendments operate on the correct premise that current redistricting procedures generally pit the two parties against each other to create the most districts that heavily favor their party. This…
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WATCH: Ken Buck calls out ‘cheaters’ in anti-gerrymandering ad
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Conservatives such as Doug Bruce might be grumbling about bipartisan ballot measures to tackle gerrymandering, but U.S. Rep. Ken Buck put his uber-conservative stamp of approval on amendments Y and Z in a new TV ad. Buck is a member of the U.S. House Freedom Caucus, the lawmakers usually the farthest to the right. RELATED:…
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Colo. gerrymandering amendments hitting the airwaves
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Democratic state House Speaker Crisanta Duran and rising-star Republican Heidi Ganahl are making the opening TV pitches for amendments Y and Z, the ballot questions aimed at curbing gerrymandering in Colorado. Fair Maps Colorado, the bipartisan organization driving the so-far-unopposed measures, is expected to announce a six-figure ad buy in television markets across the state…
