US EditionEditorial: Newsom’s Redistricting Plan Is a Bad Idea, but Consider the Context
CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, JUL 28 – Newsom warns that Texas’s redistricting effort to boost Republicans may prompt California to hold a costly special election despite constitutional barriers and budget deficits, officials said.
- Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened to call a special election to redraw districts if Texas redraws its districts to boost Republicans, critics say the move is misguided.
- Amid efforts to redraw districts, the California Constitution bars a mid-decade redistricting, with the law expressly prohibiting more than one redistricting per decade.
- Allowing only 60 days for redistricting, experts warn there is probably not sufficient time to amend the California Constitution and complete redistricting before the June 2026 primary, even if 52 districts are redrawn.
- The proposal risks diverting the California Legislature from pressing issues, as critics say a special election would cost money the state lacks amid an $11.8-billion budget deficit.
- Projections show the potential redrawing could upend the midterm balance, with the Republican delegation shrinking from nine to five seats, analysts warn.
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Hanford Sentinel
How California draws congressional districts, and why it might change in a proxy war with Trump
The potential redrawing of California's congressional district lines could upend the balance of power in Washington, D.C., in next year's midterm congressional election. The unusual and unexpected redistricting may take place in coming months because of sparring among President Donald…
Daily Breeze
Editorial: Newsom’s redistricting plan is a bad idea, but consider the context
Gavin Newsom recently announced a shockingly partisan electoral idea—to consider different “pathways” for California to conduct a mid-decade congressional redistricting to help shore up Democratic majorities. Out of context, this would be an outrageous effort to undermine well-established rules for determining congressional election boundaries. But within the current context, it’s perhaps politically defensible. The California governor is trying…
Pasadena Star News
Newsom’s misguided threat to gerrymander congressional districts
California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week threatened that if Texas redraws its congressional districts to boost the Republicans’ thin House majority, he would consider calling a special election to redraw California’s congressional districts. According to the Sacramento Bee, he suggested that “the constitution allows the legislative body ‘some latitude’ in between censuses to do so.” To the contrary, the California Constitution bars a mid-decade re…
'Everything is at stake': Newsom pushes for redistricting as Texas weighs new GOP maps - Local News Matters
WHAT SEEMED A FEW WEEKS AGO like a far-fetched political fantasy ahead of the 2026 midterms has quickly evolved into a high-stakes showdown enveloping states across the country. As Texas last week began an off-cycle redistricting process meant to shore up Republicans’ slim House majority, Gov. Gavin Newsom appeared Friday with a group of Democratic legislators from that state, reaffirming his intention for California to respond with new maps of …
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