Weld Countys Latino community wins court case on gerrymandered maps / Public News Service

Weld County commissioners are headed back to the drawing board, after a county district court ruled that their voter district maps created after the 2020 Census violated state law and could not be used in any upcoming elections. Beth Hendrix, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Colorado, said fair voter district maps ensure that communities of interest - including Latinos, who make up about 30% of Weld County's population - are able to be represented at all levels of government. "The Weld County commissioners did not look at the Latino population as a community of interest," said Hendrix. " ...

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