redistricting
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California voters approve new US House map to boost Democrats in 2026
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — California voters approved new congressional district boundaries Tuesday, delivering a victory for Democrats in the state-by-state redistricting battle that will help determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026 and, with it, the power to thwart or advance President Donald Trump’s agenda. The approval of Proposition 50 gives…
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Ruling that voided Colorado’s ‘midnight gerrymander’ prevents mid-decade redistricting | TRAIL MIX
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Colorado can’t join in the frenzy currently sweeping a handful of solidly partisan states across the country whose Republican or Democratic leaders, respectively, are plotting to redraw congressional districts in a bid to sideline the opposition and give their own party an advantage in next year’s midterm elections. Hardly any prominent Colorado Democrats have called…
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Colorado Supreme Court tells Weld County to follow state redistricting law
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Weld County must comply with the state law governing how boards of county commissioners are to draw their districts, and the county needs to adopt new maps by next year’s election, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. Following the 2020 census, it was undisputed that Weld County did not follow the procedures for how…
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‘Chutzpah’: Colorado justices raise eyebrows at Weld County’s assertion it can evade redistricting law
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Members of the Colorado Supreme Court appeared incredulous on Wednesday as a lawyer for Weld County argued the jurisdiction did not need to follow the state’s redistricting law, maintained it should not have to redraw its commissioner districts for nine more years, and declined to say whether the county would even comply with a Supreme…
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Republicans in the lead for El Paso County commissioner races
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The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners will likely stay red this year, with Republicans taking the lead against Democrats in each of three open elections. All three Republican candidates are leading against Democrats in early unofficial results. In District 3, Republican Bill Wysong has 54.02% of the vote to Democrat Naomi Lopez at…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear cases on Weld County redistricting, Xcel electrocution
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced recently that it will hear appeals in multiple cases, including whether Weld County must follow state law when drawing new legislative districts and when utilities may be held liable for injuries caused by their power lines. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to take up a…
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Democrats increase fundraising edge in nearly all competitive state House races
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With only one week left until Election Day, Democratic candidates remained ahead of the money race in all but one of the most competitive elections for the Colorado House of Representatives. Democrats are out-fundraising their Republican opponents in nine of the 10 House races projected to be the most competitive, according to reports released Monday…
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Colorado Democrats once more dominate fundraising in competitive state House races
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Democratic candidates expanded their fundraising leads in all but one of the most competitive elections for the Colorado House of Representatives in the final weeks before Election Day. Democrats are winning the money race in nine of the 10 most competitive House contests, according to reports from the Secretary of State’s Office. In all 10 of…
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Democrats increase fundraising advantage in nearly all competitive state House races
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With only a month remaining until Election Day, Democratic candidates are still winning the money race in all but one of the most competitive elections for the Colorado House of Representatives. Campaign finance data released Tuesday shows that Democrats are out-fundraising their Republican opponents in nine of the 10 House races projected to be the…
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A LOOK BACK | Hot debate over reapportionment process changes
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Fifty Years Ago This Week: Mike Swift, executive director of Voters Organization to Effect Reapportionment (VOTER) told The Colorado Democrat that he hoped to get seventy thousand signatures on his proposed amendment, which called for a commission to reapportion state legislative seats based on population. VOTER was backed by the League of Women Voters, the…
