Overview
- Appearing on Real Time with Bill Maher, Arnold Schwarzenegger called Proposition 50 “a big scam” and argued it would take power from voters by returning district mapmaking to politicians.
- The former governor defended the independent Citizens Redistricting Commission he backed in 2010 and said California should not imitate GOP-driven remaps in states like Texas.
- He outlined a three-part plan to “save democracy”: make Election Day a national holiday, establish independent redistricting commissions in every state, and require voter ID.
- Prop 50, branded the Election Rigging Response Act, passed the legislature and will go to voters on November 4, proposing Democratic-drawn congressional maps through 2030 if Republican-led states redraw first.
- President Donald Trump has labeled Prop 50 a partisan power grab and says he intends to challenge it in court through the Department of Justice.