Colorado Supreme Court rejects Democrats' ballot measures asking voters to redraw state's congressional map [View all]

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The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday threw out a trio of ballot measures that aimed to redraw the state’s congressional map and give Democrats three more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, removing Colorado from the nationwide battle over redistricting and delivering a victory to Republicans.

The initiatives, funded by a group linked to U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, would have temporarily paused the state’s independent redistricting process, which voters added to the state constitution in 2018.

Had voters approved the ballot measures in November, they would have put new maps in place for the elections in 2028 and 2030, making Democrats favored to win seven of Colorado’s eight congressional seats, up from the four they hold today.

Only Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, represented by Republican Lauren Boebert, would have remained a safe GOP seat.

But in two decisions on Monday, the state Supreme Court ruled that the proposal violated the “single subject” requirement in the state constitution, which requires that ballot initiatives have only one central purpose.

https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/29/colorado-supreme-court-rejects-democrat-redistricting-plan-initiative-240/