"California Republicans are suing state officials in hopes of invalidating a ballot initiative that passed on Tuesday, which is aimed at combating the effects of a nationwide Republican gerrymandering scheme. The initiative, known as Proposition 50, seeks to temporarily suspend California's independent redistricting commission in order to craft maps that would likely give Democrats an additional five seats in the House of Representatives following the 2026 midterm races."
"With over 6 million ballots now counted, 63.8 percent of California voters backed the measure in Tuesday night's election, with only 36.2 percent voting against it. On Wednesday, mere hours after the vote occurred, Republicans sued in federal court to invalidate the new maps, arguing that they violate the 14th and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution by unfairly gerrymandering and giving Latinx voters a supposedly undue political advantage."
Proposition 50 passed with 63.8 percent of votes after more than six million ballots were counted, and it aims to temporarily suspend California's independent redistricting commission. The measure seeks to produce new congressional maps that would likely net Democrats an estimated five additional House seats following the 2026 midterms. Gov. Gavin Newsom promoted the idea as a response to Republican-drawn maps in other states described as a nationwide gerrymandering effort by the GOP and President Trump's team. Republicans filed a federal lawsuit hours after the vote, alleging violations of the 14th and 15th Amendments and claiming an undue advantage for Latinx voters.
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