Valley Opposition to Prop 50 Grows as Special Election Nears

Valley opposition to Prop 50 grows as special election nears

With California voters set to decide on a rare, mid-decade redistricting plan, a coalition to stop it is now forming in Fresno.

Fresno Co. leaders rail against Prop 50 for carving county into six Congressional districts

Local leaders are urging voters to reject Proposition 50, the measure that would implement partisan Congressional districts in California.  The No on Prop 50 campaign held a press conference on Wednesday with local elected officials to highlight how the redistricting initiative would impact the Central Valley.  The backstory: Gov. Newsom signed the Election Rigging Response Act into law last month, placing Prop 50 on the ballot in a special elec…

Fresno, Clovis GOP Leaders Say Prop. 50 Is a $200M Power Grab

Several Fresno and Clovis Republicans urged voters to reject Democrats’ attempt to gerrymander California congressional districts in a Nov. 4 special election. The leaders cited the costs — an estimated $200 million to conduct the election — and a naked power grab, and their belief that splitting Fresno County into six districts is a bad thing. Voters will head to the polls to decide Proposition 50, whether to amend congressional districts in mi…