California Republicans are suing state officials in hopes of invalidating a ballot initiative that passed on Tuesday, which is aimed at combating the effects of a nationwide Republican gerrymandering scheme.

The initiative, known as Proposition 50, seeks to temporarily suspend California’s independent redistricting commission in order to craft maps that would likely give Democrats an additional five seats in the House of Representatives following the 2026 midterm races.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) promoted the idea in response to the proposal and passage of new maps by Republicans in states across the country — a gerrymandering scheme by the GOP and President Donald Trump’s political team to mitigate losses in next year’s elections, with hopes of retaining the House for Republicans.

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