US EditionDemocratic-aligned Colorado group launches effort to redistrict after 2026
The initiative aims to create seven Democratic-leaning districts for 2028 and 2030, requiring about 125,000 signatures and potentially costing $2 million, organizers say.
- On Wednesday, Coloradans for a Level Playing Field unveiled a proposal to place an initiative on the ballot this year asking Colorado voters to temporarily override the Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission for new maps in the 2028 and 2030 elections.
- Coloradans for a Level Playing Field, which formed earlier this month and registered Feb. 4, says it is responding to Republican-led states redrawing maps over the last year.
- The proposed map would shift the 8th District into Denver and western Adams County, tied to Democratic interests, with Rachel Gordon and Hilltop Public Solutions involved.
- It requires gathering about 125,000 signatures with at least 2% from each district, costing upward of $2,000,000 using paid signature gatherers, and donors won’t be reported until May.
- The proposal positions Colorado in the national gerrymandering fight, favoring Democrats in seven of eight seats for the 2028 and 2030 elections and leaving one Republican-leaning district held by U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert.
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Colorado enters redistricting war, with group pitching new map that would give Democrats a 7-1 edge
A plan giving Democratic congressional candidates a 7-1 advantage in Colorado -- and putting a temporary hold on independent redistricting -- could go to voters under proposals filed Wednesday.
National redistricting fight reaches Colorado with ballot measures targeting GOP-held congressional districts
A Democratic-aligned group backed by the House Majority PAC filed four versions of a 2026 ballot measure Tuesday that would temporarily suspend Colorado’s independent congressional redistricting commission and redraw the state’s map in an effort to flip three Republican-held U.S. House seats in 2028. Coloradans for a Level Playing Field hopes to counter some of […]
Democratic-aligned Colorado group launches effort to redistrict after 2026
A Democratic-aligned Colorado group is launching an effort to redistrict in the Centennial State after 2026 as the redistricting wars show no signs of letting up. Coloradans for a Level Playing Field filed four different versions for a ballot initiative on Tuesday, which would all largely ask voters to temporarily pass a new House map for the 2028 and 2030 elections, allowing them…
Colorado group pursues ballot measure to pave the way for a new congressional map
A new Colorado group launched an effort Wednesday to place an initiative on the ballot this year to pave the way for a new congressional map that would favor Democrats for the 2028 and 2030 elections
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