MAPPING AMERICA
One community at a time.
Organized by Commerce City, Colorado in CO
Community Map Drive for the 2022-2023 Commerce City redistricting process.
This organization has partnered with Representable to allow people to draw communities of interest and share information about the interests and needs in those communities.
Making this information available encourages mapmakers to take these communities into account during redistricting, in order to avoid gerrymandering and the “packing and cracking” of marginalized groups.
In Colorado, maps are drawn by two separate independent redistricting commissions, by September of 2021. If the Census Bureau delays releasing population data, an alternative timeline may be announced.
In addition to the federal requirements of one person, one vote and the Voting Rights Act, Colorado’s state constitution requires that state legislative and congressional districts:
In the redistricting process, your state requires the consideration of communities of interest (COIs). Under the state constitution, a community of interest is any proximate population that shares substantial interests, such as common public policy concerns or racial, ethnic, and language minority identities. Communities do not include relationships with political parties, incumbents, or political candidates. Add your community to contribute your voice to the redistricting process.
