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The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday threw out three ballot measures that aimed to give Democrats three more seats in Congress, delivering a victory to Republicans in the nationwide battle over redistricting.
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In on Monday, the state Supreme Court ruled that the effort violated the “single subject” requirement in the state constitution, which requires that ballot initiatives have only one central purpose.
“Changing the constitutionally mandated frequency of redistricting — however temporary the change — is not merely a mechanism to administer the new congressional district map,” Chief Justice Monica Marquez wrote in the unanimous decision. “Instead, it represents a seismic shift to Colorado’s longstanding redistricting process enshrined in the state constitution.”
Traditionally, redistricting has occurred once a decade following the U.S. census. But states across the country have passed new electoral maps in recent months as part of an extraordinary off-cycle attempt to gain an edge in congressional contests. Republicans have gained more of an advantage from those efforts than Democrats.
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In Colorado — an increasingly blue state — the efforts were complicated by the state’s independent redistricting commission, which voters added to the constitution in 2018 to prevent partisan gerrymandering.
Earlier this year, an organization called Coloradans for a Level Playing Field filed Initiatives 240, 241 and 242, which would have asked voters to temporarily override the independent redistricting process. The initiatives would have put new maps in place for 2028 and 2030 that would have made Democrats favored to win seven of Colorado’s eight congressional seats, up from the four they hold today.
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This is a developing story that will be updated.