Ultimately, a special election to amend the California Constitution that would undo California’s constitutional principle of one redistricting per decade and transfer power back to a self-interested Legislature will also divert the Legislature’s attention from the many real problems facing Californians.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week threatened that if Texas redraws its congressional districts to boost the Republicans’ thin House majority, he would consider calling a special election to redraw California’s congressional districts.
According to the Sacramento Bee, he suggested that “the constitution allows the legislative body ‘some latitude’ in between censuses to do so.”
To the contrary, the California Constitution bars a mid-decade redistricting.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.
Newsom’s misguided threat to gerrymander congressional districts
Daniel Kolkey
Ultimately, a special election to amend the California Constitution that would undo California’s constitutional principle of one redistricting per decade and transfer power back to a self-interested Legislature will also divert the Legislature’s attention from the many real problems facing Californians.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week threatened that if Texas redraws its congressional districts to boost the Republicans’ thin House majority, he would consider calling a special election to redraw California’s congressional districts.
According to the Sacramento Bee, he suggested that “the constitution allows the legislative body ‘some latitude’ in between censuses to do so.”
To the contrary, the California Constitution bars a mid-decade redistricting.
Read the entire op-ed in the Orange County Register.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.