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New COVID-19 restrictions will prohibit indoorto dining, personal gatherings Adams County moves new district Redistricting commission approves plan by 11-1 vote BY SANDRA FISH, THY VO, AND JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN
The 12 members of Colorado’s Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission agreed on an overhaul of the state’s U.S. House districts Sept. 28 in a vote taken minutes before a self-imposed deadline. The map would create three safe seats for Democrats, three safe seats for Republicans and two seats that could go either way. Under the plan, the Adams County cities of Northglenn, Thornton, Commerce City and Brighton would be part of the brand-new 8th Congressional District, as would most of Westminster and Fort Lupton in Weld County. The plan would leave virtually all of Douglas and Elbert counties where they are now, in the 4th Congressional District. The populated western sections of Arapahoe County, including Littleton, Englewood and Centennial, would be in the 6th District along with adjacent areas of Jefferson County, like Ken Caryl and Columbine. Most of Jefferson County would be in the 7th Congressional District, while Clear Creek County would be assigned to the 2nd District. The proposal was approved by an 11-1 vote just before midnight county is required to follow based on the By Ellis Arnold after rounds of voting A longseven line of cars outside theand city of Brighton’s rapid testing site at severity of a county’s local virus spread. Colorado Community Media hours of contentious debate. The Riverdale Regional Park. The site has had to close early many days in recent The dial grew out of the state’s safer-atmap was sent to the Colorado Suweeks due to high demand. Adams County’s 14-day testmap positivity rate metro counties order — theIndependent policy that came after preme Court, which could adopt The final proposed of congressional districtsAs inDenver metro-Denver counties,continue adoptedto Sept. home 28 by Colorado’s Congresinchbefore closerthe to local stay-at-home the statewide stay-at-home order this the by Nov. as 1 or it back Redistricting Commission. The map is now Colorado Supremeorders Court for approval. wasplan 15.9 percent, of send Nov. 17, accordingsional to Tri-County Health Department. to the commission for revisions. BY COLORADOand INDEPENDENT CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING COMMISSION under Colorado’s system of coronavirus- MAPspring allowed numerous types of Brighton and Commerce City’s test positivity rates were both higher than Legal challenges are expected. related restrictions, the state announced businesses to reopen. 13The percent. Forty-five people in Brighton and 29 in Commerce City have under the new map would be the missioner Lori Schell, an unaffiliCourt. map being sent to the court a newvoter level offrom rules Durango. that prohibits indoor Theheavily state recently switched color died COVID-19 related To limit the spread of COVID-19, ated votes, including from two new, Hispanic 8thtoDistrict is an from amended version of ahealth staff issues.Eight dining and personal gatherings — a identifiers — levels blue, yellow and The map, should it be approved unaffiliated plan released earlier in Septembased in the north Denver metro at least 15 counties moved to tighter restrictions thatcommissioners, prohibits indoorwere and change applies theused majority of the orangeand rather than numbered levels — to by the that court, willtobe in the required for the map to be apber. It received votes from three area stretching into Greeley. personal gatherings. 2022 congressional elections in proved. Democrats, four Republicans and Democrats would have 1.3 red Denver metro area and many counties in avoid confusion. Until Nov. 17,alevel Colorado, the outcomes of which “Despite the proverbial bumps four unaffiliated commissioners percentage point advantage in the other regions. meant a stay-at-home order. Now, level could determine partisan control in the road, … together we have on the 12-member panel. district, based on the results of The state’s COVID-19 dial, whichcurhas red — statewide “severe risk”races — is the second- 2016 of the U.S. House. Democrats changed the course ofBelen congressioeight between Democratic Commissioner SiPhoto by Ward been in effect since September, is the set rently control four of Colorado’s nal redistricting in Colorado, and and 2020. mon Tafoya, a Denver Democrat, of different levels of restrictions seven congressional seats. that each provide an example for the rest of was the lone vote against sendPlease see RESTRICTIONS, Page 2 The most competitive district the country,” said a tearful Coming the proposal to the Supreme SEE DISTRICT, P6
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