California voters approve Prop 50's Democrat-friendly maps
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Here’s how all 58 California counties voted on Prop 50, with around 75% of the vote in: Alameda - Yes, 79.9%. No, 20.1%. Alpine - Yes, 64.6%. No, 35.4%. Amador - Yes, 34.8%. No, 65.2% .
HEADED TO COURT: In the lawsuit California Republicans filed this morning to challenge the Prop 50 map, they claim the state’s move to redraw its congressional lines is unconstitutional and violates the 14th and 15th amendments for redistricting on the basis of race, Faith Wardwell reports.
A plan to redraw California’s congressional districts, known as Proposition 50, has passed in Tuesday’s election, in a blow to President Donald Trump.
California voters are casting ballots to decide whether state lawmakers should be allowed to temporarily redraw congressional district maps to counter Republican efforts in Texas to gain seats in the U.
Proposition 50, a ballot measure about redrawing the state’s congressional districts, was crafted by Democrats in response to Trump urging Texas and other GOP-majority states to modify their congressional maps to favor Republicans, a move that was designed to maintain Republican control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
House Speaker Mike Johnson told RealClearPolitics on Wednesday that the passage of Proposition 50 in California isn't going to stop Republicans from campaigning "like warrior poets" there. "It is very important to point out that what California did is much different than the red states.