Public Comments

Congratulations on reaching this point with the State House Redistricting. I'm representing myself with these comments.. but just another nudge about City of Colorado Springs and unincorporated areas to encourage small change to HA.013 to keep the W. Colorado Avenue neighborhood (between Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs) and Mountain Shadows whole. I think this oddity of a district divide separating people on the same dead end roads south of Garden of the Gods park is due to the underlying proposal using Daves Redistricting rather than ESRI. In my prior written testimony I’ve given a recommendation of the census blocks in Precinct 102 to consider to use to be a more appropriate boundary.

Please keep lobbyist influence out of approving redistricting maps

I had hoped for better from a commission to redraw the congressional districts in Colorado. This commission is supposed to be fair and balanced and yet the districts are heavily weighted in favor of Republican control. Also there is rumor that 2 commissioners, Barnett and Kottwitz, are engaged in back-room dealings to skew the maps even more. Please reject anything that Barnett and Kottwitz bring to the table, unless it can be fully realized that the information is fair and balanced. This is your time to approach you duties with integrity and honesty. Please remember that. Sincerely, Adele Riffe

Please keep lobbyist influence out of approving redistricting maps

The people of Colorado voted for a non-partisan process to ensure Congressional and Legislative districts are fairly balanced. You cannot allow partisan members of the commission to thwart the will of the voters of Colorado. The map is drawn; it seems fairly balanced and should not be altered by these partisan hacks. If Republicans want to win Colorado elections, they should advance agendas that appeal to more voters. It's that simple.

Please keep lobbyist influence in approving redistricting maps

Please reject the blatant last-minute gerrymandering attempts of Redistricting Commissioners Hunter Barnett (R) and Aislinn Kottwitz (R) on behalf of the Republican Party. I was appalled to learn that the two Commissioners are working with non-disclosing and unregistered GOP operatives lobbying to shove through a set of maps to the Supreme Court—but not surprised. The final staff maps are by no means overly favorable to the Democratic Party. Please have the courage to stand behind your work.

For the sake of our Democracy you must choose transparency and fair representation over partisan gerrymandering being pushed by representatives Barnett and Kottwitz. We the people demand fair representation and those two DO NOT represent my ideas or values.

My community's public policy concern is that gerrymandered maps are trying to silence voices and erode participation in voting. It seems that Commissioners Barnett and Kottwitz are pushing gerrymandered maps. Please reject their ideas. Thank you.

To whom it may concern: thank you for your efforts for a non-partisan and non-gerrymandered distract map in the state of Colorado. Your work to protect free and fair elections is crucial and was decreed by the residents of Colorado. Unfortunately, I am aware of the efforts by Republican legislative Redistricting Commissioners Hunter Barnett (R) and Aislinn Kottwitz (R), in conjunction with non-disclosing and unregistered GOP partners, to push through last-minute maps that are gerrymandered and would result in districts that do not reasonably represent the population of Colorado. Maps such as those being put forward by Commissioners Barnett and Kottwitz are entirely counter to the point of your commission and the stated will of the Colorado populace. I urge you to take a stand for transparency and avoid considering any maps that are not non-partisan or that have any hint of efforts to gerrymander the districts. Please respect the will of the citizens of Colorado and reject the gerrymandered maps being submitted by Commissioners Barnett and Kottwitz.