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CA Dems Announce Congressional Redistricting Effort
California Democrats propose a special mid-cycle election aiming to gain up to five new seats and counter Texas Republicans' redistricting efforts, with a ballot measure deadline set for August 22.
- On Thursday, Texas Republicans aim to redraw congressional maps mid-decade, while California Democrats seek a November special election to do the same.
- Amid slim margins in Congress, Republicans hold a paper-thin majority in the U.S. House, and control could hinge on California’s November special election.
- On Friday, Governor Newsom said lawmakers have until August 22nd after returning next week—just four days—to qualify the measure, or independent commission maps remain in effect.
- Newsom projects the initiative could flip two or three Republican-held seats for 2026, with Schwarzenegger and Strickland pledging to oppose it, calling it partisan gerrymandering.
- California lawmakers plan to place a redistricting initiative on the November ballot, requiring a two-thirds vote in the California Legislature for approval.
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CA Dems announce congressional redistricting effort
(The Center Square) – A large group of Democratic lawmakers, union leaders and other supporters gathered behind Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday as he announced California is proceeding with efforts to place a congressional redistricting initiative on the Nov. 4 ballot.
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The Mercury newsWalters: Newsom’s congressional redistricting drive faces political and legal hurdles
California law makes gerrymandering more difficult than Texas, complicating the governor's plans to fight the Lone Star state's power grab
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