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California Redistricting Fight Intensifies as Marin Backs Prop. 50 and 37 Sheriffs Oppose

Voters will decide a Nov. 4 measure that would use Legislature-drawn congressional maps through 2030 to counter a mid-cycle Texas GOP remap.

Official voter information guide booklet for 2022 American primary elections, Lafayette, California, May 6, 2022. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Marin County supervisors voted to endorse Proposition 50, joining several Bay Area counties, while Mendocino County’s board declined to take a position.
  • An open letter signed by 37 county sheriffs, including those in Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, opposes Prop. 50 as disenfranchising and eroding public trust.
  • Prop. 50 would temporarily replace California’s independent redistricting commission by adopting Legislature-drawn congressional maps for 2026, 2028 and 2030 before the commission resumes after the 2030 census.
  • Backers say the proposal responds to Texas Republicans’ new map and is designed to shift about five California House seats toward Democrats; the Los Angeles Times analysis highlights changes affecting several GOP-held districts.
  • Campaign filings show supporters have raised more than $61 million, including $10 million from George Soros, while opponents have collected over $35 million largely from Charles Munger Jr., as ballots begin mailing for the special election projected to cost roughly $282 million with $250 million budgeted to cover local offices.