{"id":2620918,"date":"2026-06-29T11:53:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T15:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-worry-foot-dragging-colorado-supreme-court-will-hamper-their-gerrymandering-push\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T11:57:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T15:57:06","slug":"democrats-worry-foot-dragging-colorado-supreme-court-will-hamper-their-gerrymandering-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-worry-foot-dragging-colorado-supreme-court-will-hamper-their-gerrymandering-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Worry &#8216;Foot-Dragging&#8217; Colorado Supreme Court Will Hamper Their Gerrymandering Push"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-worry-foot-dragging-colorado-supreme-court-will-hamper-their-gerrymandering-push%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2620918&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-vision-of-democracy-means-fewer-choices-for-voters\/\" title=\"...&#039; Vision Of Democracy Means Fewer Choices For ...\">article discusses efforts<\/a> by Colorado democrats to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-republican-endorses-redrawing-congressional-districts-in-home-state\/\" title=\"Indiana Republican endorses redrawing ... in home state\">redraw congressional districts ahead<\/a> of the 2028 elections, aiming to establish up to three new Democratic-leaning districts. These initiatives require voter approval through two ballot measures,which include allowing mid-decade redistricting and permitting the use of a temporary,partisan map untill new maps are created after the next census. These measures are under legal scrutiny, as Republicans have filed a lawsuit to block them, leading to a delay of over 50 days in the Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s decision.Supporters argue the delay hampers democratic processes and voter rights, while opponents contend the court&#8217;s timeline is typical. The measures need approximately 125,000 signatures to qualify for the November ballot.This move in Colorado follows similar redistricting actions in California, where voters approved Proposition 50 to adjust districts in response to Texas&#8217;s redrawing of its own districts to favor Republicans. Democrats are pushing these changes as a response to ongoing gerrymandering tactics and political strategies in othre states.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democrats spearheading a gerrymandering effort in Colorado ahead of the 2028 elections are worrying that any delay by the state supreme court in ruling on the validity of their ballot measures may hamper the push.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colorado Democrats hope to establish up to three new Democratic-favoring congressional districts ahead of 2028, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/27\/us\/politics\/democrats-colorado-redistricting-state-court.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to The New York Times. B<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">efore the Centennial State can adopt any such <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-rep-cooper-gop-absolutely-targeting-race-with-redistricting-their-number-one-goal\/\" title=\"Dem Rep. Cooper: GOP &#039;Absolutely&#039; Targeting Race with Redistricting -- &#039;Their Number One Goal&#039;\">redrawn congressional map<\/a>, however, voters must approve two ballot measures, the outlet reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the new ballot initiatives would green-light mid-decade redistricting in Colorado. The second would allow the state to use a temporary, partisan congressional map for the 2028 and 2030 elections, circumventing the independent redistricting commission until new maps are unveiled after the next census, according to the outlet. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two ballot measures reached the Colorado Supreme Court after Republicans filed a lawsuit in an effort to block them. Both parties are still waiting on the court\u2019s decision over 50 days later, the outlet reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe delay creates uncertainty amongst petition signers, volunteers and supporters about the viability of the measure, and further erodes the fundamental right to the initiative power,\u201d backers of the redistricting effort claimed in a Tuesday court filing aiming to speed up the court\u2019s decision, The New York Times reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Blue states that have hinted at redistricting in 2028<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udfe6Colorado (ballot initiative)<br \/> \ud83d\udfe6Minnesota<br \/> \ud83d\udfe6New Jersey<br \/> \ud83d\udfe6New York <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JeLVXWguBH\">https:\/\/t.co\/JeLVXWguBH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Politics &#038; Poll Tracker  (@PollTracker2024) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PollTracker2024\/status\/2052600447056085371?\">May 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scott Gessler, a lawyer for the Republicans opposing the redistricting measures, told the outlet in an  that he did not believe the court\u2019s timing was particularly unusual, especially if it plans to issue a written opinion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThat takes much longer,\u201d Gessler told the outlet. \u201cI think the timeline clearly shows that the court will issue a written opinion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Curtis Hubbard, a spokesman for Coloradans for a Level Playing Field, which is backing the gerrymandering push, told the outlet that the Colorado <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supreme Court\u2019s \u201cfoot-dragging risks stripping voters of their chance to weigh in on the most important issues in this election.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf the court can effectively run out the clock on citizen initiatives, it casts a dark cloud over the entire process,\u201d Hubbard continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the Colorado Supreme Court is nonpartisan, each of its current seven members were appointed by Democratic governors, the outlet notes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both of the ballot measures need about 125,000 signatures from registered voters in the state, and the final deadline for signatures to make it on the November ballot is Aug. 3, according to the outlet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBy tying the two initiatives together through use of the effective date clauses, the proponents are connecting two separate subjects, in violation of the single-subject requirement,\u201d Gessler stated. \u201cThis is effectively a way to avoid the single-subject requirement by forcing voters to accept or reject both initiatives as a package deal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Colorado Democrats\u2019 ongoing redistricting push comes after California<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> voters approved<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  Proposition 50 in November 2025 in response to Texas redrawing<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  its congressional districts to create more Republican seats. Prop 50 in part \u201cproposes new lines for many of California\u2019s 52 congressional districts, which would negate the five Republican seats drawn by Texas,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/cadem.org\/yes-on-proposition-50-faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to the state\u2019s Democratic Party. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRepublicans have demonstrated that their mid-decade gerrymanders will not end after the 2026 midterms, and in the face of that continued threat, Colorado is taking a responsible step by asking the voters to weigh in on the state\u2019s temporary response,\u201d National Democratic Redistricting Committee Chairman Eric H. Holder, Jr. said in a February <a href=\"https:\/\/democraticredistricting.com\/eric-holder-statement-on-colorado-pursuing-redistricting-ballot-measure-to-counter-republican-mid-decade-gerrymanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a>. \u201cLet\u2019s be clear: Colorado did not choose this fight. As Republicans pursue mid-decade gerrymanders in other states, the American people, including Coloradans, will fight back.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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