Republicans File Lawsuit Opposing Redistricting Initiative

GOP members in the state of California filed a federal lawsuit this Wednesday, challenging a significant redistricting measure that could flip as many as five House seats for Democrats.

Voter-Approved Measure Grants Power to State Lawmakers

This initiative, Proposition 50, was approved by the electorate on Tuesday evening, marking a decisive victory for the Democratic side. The plan grants on a temporary basis the authority to draw electoral boundaries to the state's legislative body, allowing it to adopt maps that are expected to assist Democrats gain five congressional seats in the US House of Representatives.

Countermeasure to Partisan Redistricting in the state of Texas

The plan is a targeted countermeasure to gerrymandering in Texas, where GOP lawmakers, at the US president’s behest, have carved out a number of new safe Republican districts.