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Marin Backs, Temecula Opposes Prop 50 as Voting Begins Oct. 6

The measure would let lawmakers draw mid-cycle congressional maps through 2030 to counter Texas’ GOP remap.

People walk through Old Town Temecula in 2020. New congressional maps going before California voters in November would shift Temecula, a GOP-friendly city, from a red district to one with a plurality of Democratic voters in an effort to give Democrats more seats in the state’s House of Representatives delegation. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael, Calif., on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
October 6 marks the beginning of the voting period for California’s Proposition 50 special election. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG. Maps courtesy of the Associated Press and CalMatters. Composite by Dorothy Elder, SCNG)

Overview

  • Marin County supervisors voted unanimously to endorse Proposition 50, while the Temecula City Council voted 4–1 to oppose it.
  • The voting period opens Oct. 6 ahead of a statewide special election scheduled for Nov. 4.
  • Prop 50 would temporarily suspend the Citizens Redistricting Commission and install Legislature-drawn congressional maps for the 2026, 2028 and 2030 elections.
  • Analyses indicate the maps would split some Republican-leaning cities and, backers say, could help flip about five U.S. House seats, putting incumbents Ken Calvert and Darrell Issa at risk.
  • Opposition includes 37 county sheriffs who argue the plan undermines election norms, while officials note the special election’s $250 million cost and possible representation changes as soon as 2026.