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Newsom Proposes Emergency Remap and Special Election to Counter Texas Redistricting

He plans to suspend the independent commission’s boundaries with a Nov. 4 vote intended to defend Democratic seats against a rival state’s map changes

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Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks at a naturalization ceremony for new American citizens, at George Washington's Mount Vernon in in Alexandria, Virginia, on July 4.
People vote in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles, in November 2010, when California passed Proposition 20.
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Overview

  • Governor Gavin Newsom is holding a Los Angeles rally today to launch his emergency congressional redistricting proposal.
  • He is urging the California Legislature to suspend the independent commission’s maps and call a Nov. 4 special election to approve new district boundaries.
  • The governor describes the plan as a direct response to a Texas Republican effort that could boost GOP representation by three to five seats in Congress.
  • The California Republican Party has vowed to fight the measure in courts, at the ballot box and through political campaigns.
  • Texas Governor Greg Abbott has warned he will redraw his state’s lines again if California proceeds, and experts anticipate extended legal battles under federal and state voting laws.