California, Proposition 50
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A plan to redraw California’s congressional districts, known as Proposition 50, has passed in Tuesday’s election, in a blow to President Donald Trump.
With about 90% of ballots counted, California voters passed Proposition 50 by a wide margin, but results from the Sacramento region reflect a community split on the measure. While Prop. 50 passed in Sacramento and Yolo counties, the measure was opposed by most voters in Placer, El Dorado, Sutter and Yuba counties.
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Republicans, including 'cowardly' Schwarzenegger, take heat for Proposition 50's lopsided loss
California Republicans are blaming each other about their overwhelming loss on Proposition 50, the congressional redistricting ballot measure voters approved on Tuesday in an effort to counter President Trump's agenda.
The suit was filed by a firm founded by Harmeet Dhillon, who now serves as assistant attorney general for civil rights at the DOJ.
Proposition 50 gives Democrats opportunity to gain five seats, potentially offsetting Republican redistricting efforts in Texas and other states.
Proposition 50, a ballot measure about redrawing the state’s congressional districts, was crafted by Democrats in response to Trump urging Texas and other GOP-majority states to modify their congressional maps to favor Republicans, a move that was designed to maintain Republican control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
The new map puts three Republican-held seats into safe Democratic hands and turned two others into those that lean Democratic.
Proposition 50, backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state’s Democratic Legislature, asked voters to replace the state’s independently drawn congressional districts with new maps
Republican Assemblyman's Gallagher's two-state plan has little chance of happening due to the Democratic-controlled Legislature.