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TexasTowelie

(122,628 posts) Mon Aug 18, 2025, 01:28 PM Aug 18

Newsom ruins Trump's day with big announcement - Brian Tyler Cohen

Newsom ruins Trump’s day with big announcement that California will hold a special election that would permit mid-term redistricting in an effort to counter the gerrymandering efforts in Texas.

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Newsom ruins Trump's day with big announcement - Brian Tyler Cohen (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 18 OP

Good! Why does it take an election in Calif. to allow this vs. TX just announcing that it was going to redistrict w/o SWBTATTReg Aug 18 #1

Redistricting rules are in the Calif state constitution nilram Aug 18 #2

Ah! Thank you for the information! SWBTATTReg Aug 18 #3

SWBTATTReg

(25,628 posts)

1. Good! Why does it take an election in Calif. to allow this vs. TX just announcing that it was going to redistrict w/o

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Aug 18, 2025, 01:38 PM

Aug 18

elections, or did I miss something along the way?

nilram

(3,303 posts)

2. Redistricting rules are in the Calif state constitution

Reply to SWBTATTReg (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 18, 2025, 01:45 PM

Aug 18

and modifications have to go in front of the voters.

SWBTATTReg

(25,628 posts)

3. Ah! Thank you for the information!

Reply to nilram (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 18, 2025, 01:45 PM

Aug 18

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