California Votes: Proposition 50 – October 14, 2025
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California Votes: Proposition 50
Should Californians support mid-decade redistricting?
Should Californians support mid-decade redistricting?
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Proposition 50 would require California to use new congressional district maps through 2030. Use of independent Citizens Redistricting Commission maps would resume in 2031
Governor Newsom and Democrats in the legislature argue that the “Election Rigging Response Act” is a temporary, emergency proposal to counter mid-decade partisan gerrymanders underway in Texas and other red states that are designed to benefit President Trump and the Republican Party. Republicans counter that California should not return to partisan redistricting in which the party in power controls the maps.
Proponents from each of the campaigns offered their arguments in a debate moderated by Rich Ehisen of Capitol Weekly and Juliet Williams of CalMatters. Rusty Hicks, Chair of the California Democratic Party represented the Yes side. Patricia Sinay of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission represented the No side.
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California Votes: Proposition 50 was be held from Noon – 1:30 PM, Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at the UC Student and Policy Center in Sacramento.