New legislation comes after Common Cause poll shows strong support 

Common Cause is urging the Colorado congressional delegation to support new legislation that bans mid-decade redistricting and requires states to use independent redistricting commissions to draw voting maps for congressional districts. The legislation has remarkably broad support nationwide based on recent poll results commissioned by Common Cause. 

The new legislation, sponsored by Representative Zoe Lofgren and Senator Alex Padilla, comes on the heels of a Common Cause commissioned poll that showed 77% of Americans supporting independent commissions drawing districts instead of state legislators, 70% of Americans supporting a law banning gerrymandering, and 66% of Americans supporting a ban on mid-decade redistricting.

The national poll surveyed 2,016 registered voters. Common Cause polling in five other states showed that registered voters in California, Florida, Illinois, New York and Texas also support all three moves – independent commissions, a ban on mid-decade redistricting and a ban on gerrymandering. 

“Republicans, independents and Democrats are fed up with the current partisan system of drawing districts here all over America. Thankfully Colorado has independent redistricting, but we know Americans want this in all 50 states and we believe Colorado’s congressional delegation needs to work to make that a reality with this new legislation,” said Aly Belknap, Common Cause Colorado Executive Director.  “We will advocate to make sure our elected leaders co-sponsor, publicly support and vote for this legislation.”