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Rough drafts of Colorado’s new state General Assembly district maps were revealed during the Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission’s meeting on Tuesday. This map is not final. It’s a starting point for the commission to hit the road and receive feedback from residents in about 32 public comment meetings held across the state starting July 9.
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Senate Bill 247, which has bipartisan support, was meant to head off potentially map-killing lawsuits later. In a 5-2 decision, justices say the bill would be legislative overreach. The constitution, they argue, leaves this kind of decision-making in the commissions’ hands and already allows them to use estimated data.