The Colorado Supreme Court unanimously rejected three proposed ballot measures on Monday that sought to temporarily suspend the state’s independent redistricting commission ahead of the 2028 elections. Backed by a group named Coloradans for a Level Playing Field, the initiatives aimed to allow voters to approve a brand new congressional map.
Two companion measures would have separately paused the commission and implemented completely new district boundaries. Had these initiatives successfully qualified for the November ballot and won voter approval, the revised congressional map would have taken effect directly for the 2028 elections and subsequent political cycles.
Supporters of the push argued that the controversial changes were necessary to properly redraw district lines. Meanwhile, fierce opponents contended that the measures would have drastically altered the state’s current, voter-approved redistricting process, which was originally established back in 2018 to eliminate partisan gerrymandering.