This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Just last week California’s secretary of state officially certified that nearly two-thirds of Californians voted to pass Proposition 50, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to temporarily gerrymander the state’s congressional maps in favor of Democrats. Nevertheless, Republicans and the Trump administration are hopeful that a federal district […]
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California Democrats Made Prop. 50 About Trump. Polls Show it’s Working as Voting Ends
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A day before voting ends for Proposition 50, California voters appear poised to approve Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to gerrymander the state’s congressional districts in Democrats’ favor. Recent opinion polls show strong support for the Yes side. Newsom’s campaign is flooding the airwaves with star-studded advertisements […]
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Supporters Are Way Ahead in Fundraising for Newsom’s Prop. 50, but the Race Remains Close
California, listen up: Former President Barack Obama wants you to know that the whole nation is counting on you this November. “Democracy is on the ballot,” the 44th president says straight to camera in the latest advertisement from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s campaign for Proposition 50, the ballot question that asks voters to temporarily gerrymander California’s […]
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California GOP Takes Newsom to Court Over Redistricting, Again. Will Trump Sue Next?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Fresh off their failed attempt to kill Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan in the Democratic-controlled Legislature, California Republicans and anti-gerrymandering groups this week launched an all-out resistance to defeat what they regard as an unconstitutional ballot question. Republican legislators in particular, many of […]
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Gavin Newsom Wants an Election in a Hurry on His Gerrymander. Here’s What Has to Happen
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Calling a statewide special election sounds simple in theory. But executing one with fewer than 75 days notice? As one California county election official put it, that’s a “herculean” effort. California voting officials are scrambling behind the scenes to prepare for the special […]