US EditionCalifornia legislators pass redistricting plans to put a Democratic-drawn map before voters
California Democrats passed a plan to add five U.S. House seats, requiring voter approval in November to override the state's independent redistricting commission, aiming to counter Texas GOP's map.
- On Thursday, California lawmakers in Sacramento passed a legislative package advancing a partisan redistricting plan to gain five more U.S. House seats, including bills for a special election on November 4 that Governor Gavin Newsom must sign by Friday.
- President Donald Trump's push in Texas prompted Texas Republicans to redraw maps for up to five GOP seats, and Governor Gavin Newsom engineered California's response, saying, `Yes, we'll fight fire with fire.'
- Using their legislative supermajority, California Democrats passed the plan after more than eight hours of debate and an 88-52 party-line vote, with Democrats saying over 70 percent of districts came from the independent redistricting commission's maps.
- The California Supreme Court rejected an emergency bid Wednesday to pause legislative action, while Republicans immediately filed a lawsuit and called for a federal investigation against the plan.
- With a 2019 Supreme Court backdrop that limits racial claims, the move escalates a tit‑for‑tat redistricting battle between California and Texas, highlighting redistricting's role in the 2026 midterm elections, analysts say.
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California lawmakers passed a legislative package Thursday advancing a plan to redraw the state’s congressional map — and it’s designed to help them take control of the U.S. House in 2026. After hours of heated debate, the state legislature passed a redistricting package mostly along party lines. The plan, backed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, could hand Democrats up to five more seats in Congress. But before the new map becomes official, vote…
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