Colorado Republicans advance measures to block Democrats' 2028 redistricting plan

As Colorado Democrats push to redraw the state’s congressional map in response to an unprecedented wave of mid-decade redistricting kicked off by Republicans, they could face opposition on the November ballot in the form of one or more counter-measures backed by two different groups of GOP operatives.

Two different versions of the Democratic redistricting proposal, which would create a temporary map likely to give the party a 7-1 split of Colorado’s House seats, won initial approval from the state’s Initiative Title Setting Review Board last month. One, Initiative 240, is a constitutional amendment that would need 55% of the vote to pass, while two other measures, Initiatives 241 and 242, would establish the new map if both receive a simple majority.

But the Title Board on Wednesday also heard a half dozen competing measures Republicans want to put on the November ballot — including a measure, Initiative 327, that’s nearly identical to the pro-Democratic constitutional amendment but would establish a temporary map tilted towards the GOP.

“The proponents will only be advancing this map on the ballot if (Initiative) 240 or the combination of 241 and 242 appear on the ballot,” Scott Gessler, an attorney and former Colorado secretary of state, told the three members of the Title Board during a hearing.




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