Colorado Supreme Court Blocks Democrat Redistricting Push

In a second unanimous opinion, the Colorado Supreme Court concluded that dividing the original proposal into two separate ballot measures still failed to satisfy the state’s single-subject requirement

Democrats have faced additional hurdles in pursuing similar efforts in states where independent redistricting commissions control the map-drawing process, including Colorado.

Virginia Democrats advanced a comparable ballot measure this year that sought to bypass the state’s independent redistricting commission and adopt a new congressional map.

Although voters narrowly approved the proposal, the Virginia Supreme Court later blocked it from taking effect, NBC News noted.