California, Democrats and Proposition 50
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California voters on Nov. 4 will decide if the state should toss its current congressional district map drawn by the state's independent commission and replace it with a new one that was quickly drawn by Democrats.
With only one day to go in California before Election Day, legislators expect to see a relatively high voter turnout for the Golden State’s congressional redistricting effort. If passed Tuesday, Proposition 50 will tip the scales in favor of Democratic candidates for five additional seats in the U.
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California votes on skewing election districts to counter Trump
Californians go to the polls Tuesday in a ballot likely to further tilt the liberal state towards the Democrats, as the party seeks to neutralize gerrymandering ordered by President Donald Trump. Republicans say it is a naked power grab that will disenfranchise the party's voters in California,
The Justice Department will send election monitors to Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Kern and Fresno counties.
With less than two weeks before election day, California voters appear poised to pass the state’s redistricting measure, Proposition 50, to counter Republican redistricting efforts in Texas to
It's the final push for California's Proposition 50, a ballot measure backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and other legislative Democrats that aims to redraw the state's congressional districts. On Monday, Gov. Newsom spoke at a rally in San Francisco on the eve of Election Day, rallying supporters.
A University of California Berkeley/IGS Poll suggests 60% of likely California voters support Proposition 50, while 38% oppose it. The breakdown was highly partisan, with 93% of Democrats saying they would choose "yes" and 91% of Republicans choosing "no."
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Proposition 50 could disenfranchise Republican California voters. Will it survive a legal challenge?
If Californians vote in favor of the measure on Nov. 4, the number of Republicans in California’s House — nine of 52 total members — would likely be cut in half.