• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    24 hours ago

    Isn’t California’s map dependent on the Texas one going into effect?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_California_Proposition_50

    The specific text of the Proposition is

    Authorizes Temporary Changes to Congressional District Maps in Response to Texas’ Partisan Redistricting. Legislative Constitutional Amendment

    There is no trigger tied to any action by the Texas redistricting committee. However, prior to Democrats putting the amendment on the California ballot…

    On August 11, 2025, Newsom sent a letter to Donald Trump, stating that California would pause any mid-decade redistricting effort if other states called off their efforts. Two days later, Newsom announced that the deadline had passed and he would move forward with his own redistricting effort.

    Now that the law has passed with overwhelming support (64/35 on final count), the map that was drafted by the independent bipartisan California Citizens Redistricting Commission is in effect going into 2026. This court decision has no effect on the California ballot amendment results or the enforcement of the new maps.