Colorado Reapportionment Commission ‘Minority Report’ filed as challenge to legislative district maps in Colorado Supreme Court

by CTBC Director | 7:47 am, December 9, 2011

The Colorado Reapportionment Commission (charged with drawing our state legislative districts) officially submitted state legislative district maps rammed through on a party-line vote last week (6-5, with technically unaffiliated Chairman Mario Carrera joining the commission’s other Democrats) to the Colorado Supreme Court for review late Monday (6 December).

House Map: House Resubmitted Plan Maps and Reports
Senate Map: Senate Resubmitted Plan Maps and [...]

Colorado Reapportionment Commission legislative district maps draw challenges, supporters before Colorado Supreme Court

by CTBC Director | 11:11 pm, December 8, 2011

The Colorado Reapportionment Commission (charged with drawing our state legislative districts) officially submitted state legislative district maps rammed through on a party-line vote last week (6-5, with technically unaffiliated Chairman Mario Carrera joining the commission’s other Democrats) to the Colorado Supreme Court for review late Monday.

House Map: House Resubmitted Plan Maps and Reports
Senate Map: Senate Resubmitted Plan Maps and Reports
Google Earth [...]

Colorado Reapportionment Commission files new state legislative maps with Colorado Supreme Court; appeals on tight timeline

by CTBC Director | 3:03 pm, December 6, 2011

The Colorado Reapportionment Commission (charged with drawing our state legislative districts) officially submitted state legislative district maps rammed through on a party-line vote last week (6-5, with technically unaffiliated Chairman Mario Carrera joining the commission’s other Democrats) to the Colorado Supreme Court for review late Monday.

House Map: House Resubmitted Plan Maps and Reports
Senate Map: Senate Resubmitted Plan Maps and Reports
Google [...]

Seeing Stars: CO Supreme Court Lets Democrats Get Away With Gerrymandering

by Randall Smith | 7:00 am, December 6, 2011

Colorado

The Colorado Supreme Court upheld the Democrat’s redistricting map. I can’t say I’m surprised. The Pueblo Chieftain has the map, if you need a refresher. Colorado Peak Politics looks at how the changes will affect the Republican incumbents.

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Colorado Supreme Court upholds Denver District Court Judge Robert Hyatt’s ruling on Colorado Congressional Redistricting

by CTBC Director | 4:11 pm, December 5, 2011

In a surprisingly rapid decision following last Thursday’s oral arguments in challenges to a Democrat-drawn Congressional Redistricting map previously approved by Denver District Court Judge Robert Hyatt, the Colorado Supreme Court announced in a court order issued Monday morning (5 December) that it affirmed Hyatt’s ruling in the lower court and the ‘Moreno South Map’ [...]

CTBC Analysis of Oral Arguments in Congressional Redistricting appeal before Colorado Supreme Court

by CTBC Director | 9:12 am, December 2, 2011

The Colorado Supreme Court held oral arguments yesterday (Thursday, 1 December) on a challenge to Denver District Court Judge Robert Hyatt’s ruling in the Colorado Congressional redistricting trial.  The appeal, led by Douglas County and joined by the Republican petitioners (one from each of the state’s seven congressional districts) in the original case, was held in the Old Supreme Court [...]

Colorado Supreme Court holds oral arguments on appeal of Denver District Court ruling on Congressional Redistricting

by CTBC Director | 7:01 am, December 1, 2011

The Colorado Supreme Court holds oral arguments today (Thursday, 1 December) on a challenge to Denver District Court Judge Robert Hyatt’s ruling on Colorado Congressional redistricting.  The appeal, led by Douglas County and joined by the Republican petitioners (one from each of the state’s seven congressional districts) in the original case, is proceeding on an accelerated schedule [...]

Seeing Stars: Democrats Cheat? How Can That Be?

by Randall Smith | 7:00 am, December 1, 2011

More fun has come out about the reapportionment commission’s abuse of the reapportionment process. I’ve included it in the links below. Keep this in mind the next time you hear a Democrat talk about how horrible Republicans are. Also take a long hard l…

Colorado Reapportionment Commission rams through post-deadline Democrat maps, bars amendments or Minority Report

by CTBC Director | 1:11 pm, November 29, 2011

The Colorado Reapportionment Commission (charged with drawing our state legislative districts) rammed through a pair of Democrat-proposed maps for state legislative districts today on a party-line vote (6-5, with officially unaffiliated Chairman Mario Carrera joining the commission’s other Democrats).

House Map: House Resubmitted Plan Fv1
Senate Map: Senate Resubmitted Plan Ev1
Google Earth maps (requires Google Earth download): [...]

Contentious Colorado Reapportionment Commission meeting highlights partisan divide, post-deadline map submissions

by CTBC Director | 7:29 am, November 29, 2011

Monday’s meeting of the Colorado Reapportionment Commission (charged with drawing our state legislative district boundaries) opened on a contentious note, with Commissioner Wellington Webb stating, “I don’t like the court’s ruling – I feel that it reduces the commission’s discretion” and failed to improve in tone until the meeting was summarily closed on a motion from [...]

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