Here’s How Much the Special Election for California’s Partisan Redistricting Measure Will Cost

Here’s how much the special election for California’s partisan redistricting measure will cost

The cost of putting California’s partisan redistricting ballot measure before voters this fall is expected to run the state $282.6 million, eclipsing the final bill of the last statewide special election. As Gov. Gavin Newsom and his allies signed off on Proposition 50 last month — a plan to counteract an effort by Texas Republicans to gerrymander the state’s congressional maps and pick up GOP seats in the U.S. House — the governor vowed to reim…

Sacramento Report: Countdown to California’s Redistricting Election

California’s redistricting measure will go to a special election in less than eight weeks, in a political arms race with Texas over which party controls Congress.  On Nov. 4, California voters will decide whether to redraw political boundaries to create more Democratic seats. The ballot measure aims to counter an effort by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and President Donald Trump to add an equal number of Republican seats in that state.  Rep. Darrell Is…

Big money, big ads, and California’s fight for redistricting

Voters are bombarded by mailers and ads for and against Prop 50, which would allow California's legislature to redraw its Congressional maps mid-decade. Millions are pouring in from unions, billionaires, and national players.