Tag: Electoral Geography
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Colorado Supreme Court approves independent congressional redistricting commissioners’ map
The Colorado Supreme Court has approved the eight-district congressional map crafted by the state’s inaugural independent congressional redistricting commission, setting up the new map to be used for the next 10 years. The Monday ruling largely concludes the state’s congressional redistricting process, save for administrative work by state and county election officials, who will begin…
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Colorado high court swirls around redistricting criteria in final oral arguments
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday questioned the legislative redistricting plan adopted by the state’s inaugural independent legislative redistricting commission, during oral arguments in a legal struggle that’s developed in the high court’s chambers over the exact meaning of the constitutional redistricting amendments approved in 2018. The state supreme court’s review of the redistricting plans…
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Colorado Supreme Court contemplates fate of congressional redistricting commission’s adopted map
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Attorneys sparred Tuesday before the Colorado Supreme Court, debating how far the state’s new redistricting commission must go to empower minority voters and whether its congressional map should be used for the next decade. Debate centered on a key passage from the voter-approved amendments that…
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Colorado congressional redistricting commission adopts final map
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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 map still needs review and approval from the state supreme court, and it’s not yet clear that it will…
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Colorado congressional redistricting commission’s latest map refines ‘southern district’ concept
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…
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Redistricting commission’s new legislative draft maps signal solid Democratic majorities
Colorado’s Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission released new draft proposals for the state’s House and Senate district maps Monday, foreshadowing the likely continued dominance at the statehouse by Democrats. The newest version of the maps also boost minority composition in some parts of the state, when compared to earlier versions of the maps drafted in June,…
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Redistricting commission’s new legislative draft maps signal solid Democratic majorities
Colorado’s Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission released new draft proposals for the state’s House and Senate district maps Monday, foreshadowing likely continued dominance at the statehouse by Democrats. The newest version of the maps also boost minority composition in some parts of the state, when compared to earlier versions of the maps drafted in June, based…
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Colorado congressional redistricting commission focuses on ‘southern district’ concept
The proposal could help amplify the voice of rural Hispanic Coloradans