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.

A spokesperson for Coloradans for a Level Playing Field did not immediately comment on the rulings.

The legal challenge comes amid a broader national debate over mid-decade congressional redistricting.

The issue gained momentum last year after President Donald Trump encouraged Republican-led states to consider redrawing congressional maps in an effort to strengthen the GOP’s narrow majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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.