科罗拉多州丹佛市：州最高法院驳回三项选区重划公投提案 违反单一主题规定
科罗拉多州最高法院11月9日作出裁决，驳回三项拟改变该州国会选区重划程序的公投提案，阻止其进入2028年大选选票。这些提案由“科罗拉多人支持公平竞争”组织推动，主张暂时中止选民于2018年投票设立的独立选区重划委员会，改由选民批准一张新的国会选区地图，用于2028年和2030年选举周期。法院在三份各自独立的意见书中一致认定，每项提案都违反了州宪法关于公投提案“单一主题”的要求。首席大法官莫妮卡·马尔克斯在一份一致意见中写道，改变宪法规定的选区重划频率，即便是暂时的，也不仅仅是实施新选区地图的一种机制。另一份一致意见指出，即便把原提案拆成两项各自独立的措施，也仍然无法满足单一主题要求。支持方发言人未立即回应置评请求。此案正值全美围绕中期选区重划展开激烈争论之际，弗吉尼亚州民主党人今年推动的类似公投提案此前也被该州最高法院叫停。
Denver, Colorado: State Supreme Court Rejects Three Redistricting Ballot Proposals for Violating Single-Subject Rule
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on November 9 to reject three ballot proposals that would have changed the state's congressional redistricting process, keeping them off the 2028 ballot. The proposals, pushed by the group Coloradans for a Competitive Colorado, would have temporarily suspended the independent redistricting commission voters created in 2018 and instead had voters approve a new congressional map for the 2028 and 2030 election cycles.
In three separate opinions, the court unanimously found that each proposal violated the state constitution's single-subject requirement for ballot measures. Chief Justice Monica Marquez wrote in one unanimous opinion that changing the constitutionally prescribed frequency of redistricting, even temporarily, is not merely a mechanism for implementing a new map. Another opinion held that even splitting the original proposal into two separate measures could not satisfy the single-subject rule. A spokesperson for the sponsors did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The case comes amid fierce national fights over mid-decade redistricting; a similar referendum effort pushed by Virginia Democrats this year was also halted by that state's supreme court.
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