EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Colorado's top court has blocked a Democratic-backed push to bypass the independent redistricting commission for future congressional map changes.
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday rejected three proposed ballot measures that sought to change the state’s congressional redistricting process ahead of the 2028 elections. The proposals, backed by a group called Coloradans for a Level Playing Field, were aimed at temporarily suspending Colorado’s independent redistricting commission—created by voters in 2018—and allowing voters to approve a new congressional map for the 2028 and 2030 election cycles.
Two companion measures would have separately paused the commission and implemented new