* With around three-quarters of the votes counted, California Proposition 50 is backed by about 64 percent of voters…
Known as the “Election Rigging Response Act” this is a constitutional amendment that would allow the state to use a new legislature-drawn congressional map from 2026 through the 2030 elections instead of the one drawn by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
A Yes vote means the state would use the new maps starting in 2026 until the California Citizens Redistricting Commission draw new maps following the 2030 U.S. Census.
A No vote means that the current maps drawn by the Commission would continue to be used until 2030.
* Gov. Newsom last night…
* Gov. Pritzker was asked about Newsom’s challenge to Illinois at an unrelated event today…
Q: [Newsom] said, ‘I’m going to be reaching out to other states,’ and mentioned Illinois. Is there a chance for redistricting here?
Pritzker: Oh, he’s not the first one, as you may know. An awful lot of people want us to consider redistricting and I have to say we’re watching what Indiana does. You know, we’ve been looking at pairing with different states because if they’re… We don’t think that this is a good idea. Redistricting across the country, not a good idea.
But unfortunately, Donald Trump is trying to cheat. He thinks that redistricting mid-decade is okay. So he called up and told the governor of Texas that he ought to do it for him. And he went ahead and did it. That’s why California had to.
So we’re watching what Indiana does. We may have to react to that. It’s certainly something that people have considered here and the legislature has considered here.
But we’ll have to see what happens.
Interesting framing of “pairing” states. California responds to Texas. So, Illinois could respond to Indiana.
* Some background is here…
Indiana lawmakers won’t meet to consider new congressional maps and tax code tweaks until the first two weeks of December, legislative leaders announced Monday — ending months of speculation.
They’ll reconvene from Dec. 1-12, rather than hold the special legislative session in November that Gov. Mike Braun called for last week.
Indiana’s current partisan congressional split is 7-2 Republican. They’re looking at making it at least 8-1. Some Illinois Democrats also want to try and squeeze one more district out of the state.
* But, after yesterday’s election results, self-preservation mode may kick in hard…
