Californians weigh Proposition 50 as legal options narrow

Californians are weighing Proposition 50, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to replace independent congressional maps with districts drawn by legislators to advantage Democrats through 2030. Democrats frame it as a temporary counter to Texas moves encouraged by President Trump. Experts say federal courts won’t hear partisan gerrymandering claims, and state challenges look weak, though race-based lawsuits may follow. Passage could cut California’s nine Republican House seats by about five, despite Trump winning 38% of the 2024 vote. A pending Supreme Court case on the Voting Rights Act and stalled congressional reforms leave the outcome, and voters’ leverage, uncertain.

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