California, Proposition 50
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California voters have passed Proposition 50, CBS News projects, approving a measure backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative Democrats that will redraw the state's congressional districts.
The race was quickly called in the measure's favor by election experts even as thousands of ballots remained to be counted across California.
Gov. Gavin Newsom wasted no time Thursday night using his landslide Proposition 50 win to assail President Donald Trump, describing the partisan redistricting measure as a rebuke to Trump’s efforts to undermine democracy.
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Gavin Newsom’s Prop 50 Victory Triggers GOP Lawsuit: “Good Luck, Losers,” Governor’s Team Declares
Republicans wasted no time taking Gavin Newsom to court today after last night’s big Proposition 50 win for the ambitious California governor Still, even after Donald Trump late Tuesday threatened California’s successful redistricting measure with legal action,
The California GOP said the results of the statewide redistricting vote are "unconstitutional" and "racial gerrymandering."
“The Unconstitutional Redistricting Vote in California is a GIANT SCAM in that the entire process, in particular the Voting itself, is RIGGED,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “All ‘Mail-In’ Ballots, where the Republicans in that State are ‘Shut Out,’ is under very serious legal and criminal review. STAY TUNED!”
California voters gave Democrats — and possibly Gov. Gavin Newsom — a major win Tuesday by passing a plan that could help give them five House seats in 2026.
After leading the team to a 118-107 victory over the Phoenix Suns at Chase Center on Tuesday night, Steve Kerr explained why he supported the gerrymandering measure that will allow the voting districts to be redrawn ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.