Amendment 86 (Constitutional)

Colorado already has an independent congressional redistricting process designed to prevent partisan gerrymandering. Amendment 86 would add new and potentially conflicting constitutional standards governing off-cycle redistricting, including different tests for whether a map has the “effect” or “purpose” of favoring a political party and ambiguous language about dividing communities of interest. These provisions could invite litigation without making Colorado’s maps fairer. Our Constitution already provides strong protections against partisan gerrymandering; we should not rewrite those rules without a demonstrated problem that needs to be fixed.