LOS ANGELES — In less than a week, California voters will decide the fate of Proposition 50, which would redraw the state’s congressional map.

Voting concludes Nov. 4 on the measure, which would create partisan U.S. House maps outside of the normal once-a-decade redistricting handled by an independent commission. It’s an effort by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom to counter a President Donald Trump-backed plan in Texas to gain five more Republican seats.

Newsom has said it’s necessary to defend democracy, but California Republicans call it a power grab that will disenfranchise voters.

Republicans currently hold nine of the state’s 52 congressional seats.

In an interview with Spectrum News, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, who is also pushing for the passing of Proposition 50, said she was pro

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