Weld County completed the task of redistricting on March 1, despite accusations that it bypassed a state statute revamping the way some counties in Colorado must draw up their new lines
, calls for counties with commissioners who are elected by district only — as opposed to at-large — must follow a more comprehensive and public process that takes into consideration factors beyond the chief mandate to adjust districts for even population size.
Barker said at the beginning of the year, Weld County’s clerk and recorder submitted new district boundaries to the commissioners in the Republican-leaning county and a. There was no independent redistricting committee, no interactive mapping tool and no series of public meetings, as called for by HB 21-1047.
“The people who oversaw the redistricting decision were the commissioners — they’re all Republican, they’re not bipartisan,” Milligan said. While Saine can see the “benefit” of an independent redistricting commission, she said nothing compels a home-rule county to put one in place. But, Saine said, there’s a perception that Greeley already “gets more resources and attention than our southern communities.”Eric Bergman, policy director for, said as the bill is so new, it is “pretty much untested at the local level.” The redistricting efforts happening now won’t bear fruit until the 2024 election.
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