"Proposition 50 would temporarily replace the current congressional maps drawn by the nonpartisan California Citizens Redistricting Commission with maps favoring Democrats. The new lines would remain in place for the 2026, 2028 and 2030 House elections. The measure was placed on the ballot by Democrats in the state legislature as Republican lawmakers in Texas pursued their own pro-GOP redistricting plan. The proposed California House districts - crafted by Democrats behind closed doors - have been designed to add five Democratic U.S. House seats to offset Trump's moves in Texas to gain five Republican districts before the 2026 midterm elections."
"Californians are deciding on a ballot measure that could reshape how our state is represented in Congress. Proposition 50 would redraw California's congressional district lines to help Democrats pick up five additional seats in the House. Prop 50 is part of a national fight over redistricting. And if it passes, political lines from Sonoma down to San Diego will be transformed. To understand what's at stake with Proposition 50, we're going to some of the districts that would be redrawn. It's a series we're calling California Divided. We begin in the state's 3rd Congressional District, at Lake Tahoe: a blue dot in a Republican-held district."
Proposition 50 would temporarily replace congressional maps drawn by the nonpartisan California Citizens Redistricting Commission with Democratic-drawn maps for the 2026, 2028, and 2030 House elections. The measure was placed on the ballot by Democrats in the state legislature to offset Republican redistricting efforts in Texas that aim to gain five seats. Democratic maps aim to add five U.S. House seats in California, potentially increasing Democratic representation from 43 to 48 of 52 seats. The changes would reshape districts statewide, from Sonoma to San Diego, and have energized local organizing in places like the 3rd District at Lake Tahoe.
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