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California Special Election on Redistricting to Counter Texas GOP Gerrymandering

2025-11-04 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

California voters decide Proposition 50 authorizing new congressional maps to flip 5 Republican seats Democratic, directly countering Trump-ordered Texas redistricting. Newsom’s “Election Rigging Response Act” bypasses independent commission through 2030 if any Republican state …

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California announces defensive mid-cycle redistricting in response to Texas

2025-07-20 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

Governor Newsom announces plan to redraw California congressional maps to “put a stake in the heart” of Trump’s Texas redistricting, stating “We can sit on the sidelines and talk about the way the world should be, or we could recognize the existential nature that is this …

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