Democracy Wire

First Past the Post voting often results in governments where the ratio of seats given to a certain party is not the same as the ratio of votes they got in the election.

Coronavirus has unabashedly exposed many flaws in our system and highlights the need for community resources, and in hard-to-count communities just like any other, we need to fight for funding for our hospitals and school system.

On this, the 54th Anniversary, we celebrate the Voting Rights Act as a remarkable accomplishment, a promise of political equality and the start of righting the wrongs of centuries of abuse. Today, as its legacy is under attack, we must also use this time to be energized to continue the fight to restore and strengthen the protections of the Voting Rights Act and protecting our democracy.

Initiatives 95 and 96 will create independent citizen redistricting commissions empowered to draw legislative and congressional district lines to achieve fair and equal representation for all citizens of Colorado. Colorado Common Cause supports these measures because they are in line with our principles for redistricting reform and improve our current redistricting systems.