Gov. Gavin Newsom signs Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8 in August, adopting a temporary congressional map to counteract potential gerrymandering efforts in Texas. State voters will decide on Proposition 50 in a special election Nov. 4.

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By Antonio Ray Harvey

Contributing Writer

SACRAMENTO — The Protect Voters First Coalition is voicing concerns about Proposition 50, arguing that California’s proposed redistricting plan is designed to give Democrats an advantage in next year’s U.S. House of Representatives midterm elections. The initiative, they say, is a response to Texas’ recent gerrymandering efforts aimed at securing more Republican seats in Congress.

Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series examining Proposition 50 on the Nov. 4 special

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