Arnold Schwarzenegger is coming to Colorado Oct. 20 rally supporters of two ballot proposals to curb gerrymandering, amendments Y and Z.
The time and location are still in the works, but the details should be sorted out in the next few days, including the public event, a campaign official confirmed. Supporters were told in a Wednesday invitation to save the date for an afternoon reception.
Amendments Y and Z, respectively, would create independent commissions to draw legislative and congressional districts. As it’s done now, every 10 years the legislature has a dominant role in how the boundaries are drawn, sometimes gaining a political edge that’s called gerrymandering. That gives political parties more control over the districts and impedes fair competition, say critics of gerrymandering and supporters of the Colorado initiatives.
The issue is being fought across the country, in the courts and at the ballot. With the exception of anti-tax advocate Doug Bruce, no formal opposition has coalesced.
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