The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that mid-decade redisctricting – which is plaguing other states like Texas and California – violates the Colorado Constitution. Partisan redistricting is runs against the CO FWD platform because it weakens our votes; the ruling is a victory for Colorado voters. 

By Robyn Carnes

VOTERS WON.

On June 29 the Colorado Supreme Court struck down the mid-decade redistricting measures that would have let politicians redraw our congressional map to lock in a lopsided partisan advantage. Colorado's voter-approved independent redistricting commission stands.

This is exactly what the Forward Party fights for: voters should choose their representatives — not the other way around.

Colorado is one of a handful of states that took redistricting out of the hands of party insiders and gave it to an independent, multipartisan commission: equal Democrats, Republicans, and unaffiliated voters, public hearings, and a ban on using partisan data to draw maps. The result has been one of the fairest, most competitive congressional maps in the country.

Across the nation we've watched a mid-decade gerrymandering arms race — both parties carving up maps to grab power. Today, Colorado said no. The guardrails held. The forgotten majority won.

Not left. Not right. Forward. 🇺🇸

#FairMaps #ForwardParty #Colorado #IndependentRedistricting #VotersFirst

Robyn Carnes is a former Centennial city councilwoman and a former state senate candidate endorsed by the Colorado Forward Party. A real estate professional in the Denver metro area, she is, along with fellow former elected official John Brackney, a co-proponent of Fair Maps Initiative #327. Both are registered Colorado voters.