Proposition 50 would temporarily repeal the Citizens Redistricting Commission that California voters created in 2008 and further empowered in 2010.

It would create new gerrymandered Congressional districts drawn by Democrats in the state legislature for elections in 2026, 2028, and 2030. As a result, California Democrats are expected to win five more Congressional seats than they currently hold.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's move is in response to gerrymandering in Texas, where Republicans are redrawing district lines to win five seats currently held by Texas Democrats. Because gerrymandering is not compatible with democracy, one of the Green Party's key values, the Green Party of Santa Barbara County strongly opposes Prop 50.

In any democracy, voters must be able to choose their representatives,

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