US EditionCalifornia GOP to sue after voters approve Prop 50 measure for new congressional districts
- On Nov 4, California voters approved Proposition 50, delivering a high-profile win for Democrats nationally.
- Crafted by Democrats in reaction to Mr Trump’s calls to redraw maps, Prop 50 supporters framed the measure as opposing President Donald Trump, with exit polls showing about half of voters agreed.
- Fundraising drove the campaign, raising US$114 million, including US$38 million from supporters, as Proposition 50 would shift five House districts.
- The victory prompted both celebration and immediate legal and political pushback as California Republicans filed the lawsuit Wednesday alleging racial bias and vowed to diminish Governor Gavin Newsom’s standing.
- The change temporarily overturns the independent redistricting commission created in 2010, applying to the 2026, 2028 and 2030 elections before reverting after the 2030 U.S. Census, freeing Governor Gavin Newsom to campaign nationally.
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Lawsuit Exposes California Power Grab
A federal lawsuit filed by the California Republican Party aims to block Prop 50, arguing that it “unconstitutionally gerrymanders districts in violation of the 14th and 15th Amendments.” The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court against Governor Gavin Newsom and California Secretary of State Shirley Weber, declares that state lawmakers violated the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments upon drawing “new congressional district lines b…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Urges Blue States To Join National Redistricting Fight
California Governor Gavin Newsom is celebrating after Proposition 50, a measure aimed at countering Republican redistricting, received overwhelming approval. In his victory address, the Governor delivered a message to his supporters, declaring, “The best is yet to come” in 2026, and urging other “blue states” to immediately enter the partisan redistricting battle ahead of next […] California Gov. Gavin Newsom Urges Blue States To Join National R…
How a Disjointed GOP Fumbled California's Redistricting Battle
In the high-stakes clash over California's congressional map, a coalition of good-government advocates, Republicans, and former allies struggled to stop Gov. Gavin Newsom's controversial redistricting measure. But the effort, spearheaded by physicist and GOP mega-donor Charles Munger Jr., quickly unraveled under the weight of fundraising woes, infighting, and strategic missteps,...
Federal lawsuit challenges race-based redistricting in California’s Proposition 50
A coalition of California voters and the state’s Republican Party filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging the legality of Proposition 50’s congressional redistricting maps. The lawsuit argues that Proposition 50 constitutes unlawful racial gerrymandering in violation of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. The suit targets 16 congressional districts that, according to the complaint, legislators have explicitly characterized as “Voting …
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