LOS ANGELES (CNS) – The Los Angeles City Council is expected Wednesday to consider a resolution to support Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan, Proposition 50.
Council members Adrin Nazarian and Hugo Soto-Martinez, who introduced the resolution, scheduled a news conference to discuss the resolution before Wednesday’s vote. Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Yvonne Wheeler are also expected to participate.
If approved, the resolution would establish the city’s support of Proposition 50 that would adopt new congressional district maps for the 2026 election, which would also be in effect in 2028 and 2030.
Backers of Proposition 50 say it “draws fair maps that represent California’s diverse communities and ensure our voices aren’t silenced by Republican gerrymandering in other states,” according to the campaign in favor of the measure.
Proposition 50 “creates one of the most extreme partisan gerrymanders in modern American history” and is a “threat to democracy and fair elections in California,” according to the campaign against the measure.
The redistricting effort comes in response to a similar undertaking by Texas legislators. President Donald Trump called on Republican-led states to undertake mid-decade redistricting to redraw congressional district maps in a manner that would benefit Republicans ahead of the midterm elections.
Other states such as Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, New Hampshire, Nebraska and South Carolina are also considering efforts to engage in mid- decade redistricting.
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