Denver, Colorado: State Supreme Court Rejects Three Redistricting Ballot Proposals for Violating Single-Subject Rule
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on November 9 to reject three ballot proposals that would have changed the state's congressional redistricting process, keeping them off the 2028 ballot. The proposals, pushed by the group Coloradans for a Competitive Colorado, would have temporarily suspended the independent redistricting commission voters created in 2018 and instead had voters approve a new congressional map for the 2028 and 2030 election cycles.
In three separate opinions, the court unanimously found that each proposal violated the state constitution's single-subject requirement for ballot measures. Chief Justice Monica Marquez wrote in one unanimous opinion that changing the constitutionally prescribed frequency of redistricting, even temporarily, is not merely a mechanism for implementing a new map. Another opinion held that even splitting the original proposal into two separate measures could not satisfy the single-subject rule. A spokesperson for the sponsors did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The case comes amid fierce national fights over mid-decade redistricting; a similar referendum effort pushed by Virginia Democrats this year was also halted by that state's supreme court.
Source: NBC News
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