Colorado's high court discards new congressional maps

[theivoryqueen]

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/2262408

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DENVER -- In a decision that could have national implications, the Colorado Supreme Court threw out the state's new congressional districts today because the GOP-led Legislature redrew the maps in violation of the constitution.

The General Assembly is required to redraw the maps only after each census and before the ensuing general election -- not at any other time, the court said in a closely watched decision. A similar court battle is being waged in Texas.

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I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the lawsuits in play in Texas will produce a similar ruling!

My apologies if this is a duplicate posting.

[Noordam]

1. this is not the same as in Texas ;(

This is a dupe but still a good win.

From what I understand, the Colorado Constitution requires "only after each census and before the ensuing general election "

Sounds like somebody did not READ the Colorado Constitution.

[theivoryqueen]

2. sorry for the dupe, but how does that differ from Texas?

we have similar language requiring one redistricting based on information gained by census.

[Noordam]

3. from other threads it sounds like

in Texas they are going after Federal Voting Rights problems. The Colorado constitution sounds like is REQUIRES a new map BEFORE a general election, and maybe Texas's contitution does not spell it out like that.