Get the Facts About Proposition 50
FACT:
Prop 50 Repeals Voter-Approved Independent Redistricting
Prop 50 Repeals Voter-Approved Independent Redistricting
- Prop 50 seeks to repeal a voter-approved reform that put the independent Citizens Redistricting Commission in charge of drawing California’s Congressional districts.
- Approving Prop 50 puts the State Legislature in charge of drawing California’s Congressional maps.
- Rejecting Prop 50 keeps the current system.
FACT:
Prop 50’s Special Election Costs $300 Million
Prop 50’s Special Election Costs $300 Million
- Prop 50’s special election will cost taxpayers nearly $300 million while California is facing a $20 billion deficit.
- Instead of funding key priorities like public safety and emergency response, Gavin Newsom and the State Legislature are wasting hundreds of millions of dollars on a partisan special election to help elect more Democrats.
FACT:
Prop 50 Burns Down Democracy in California
Prop 50 Burns Down Democracy in California
- California shouldn’t follow Texas and other states to gerrymander its congressional maps.
- We should maintain California’s gold standard for fair redistricting and lead the country in showing that independent, citizen-led redistricting is the better path forward.
- We can’t protect democracy by destroying it.
FACT:
Prop 50 Divides Communities of Color for Political Gain
Prop 50 Divides Communities of Color for Political Gain
- Prop 50 will override the maps created by the voter-approved independent California Citizens Redistricting Commission, which aim to preserve communities of interest, in favor of partisan districts drafted secretly by politicians.
- Statewide, these new maps will divide counties 114 times and cities 141 times—including many Latino, Asian and Black communities who fought to stay unified in the same district.
- Prop 50 dilutes community representation and silences voters’ voices—all to benefit a few politicians.
“The independent redistricting process has helped ensure that diverse communities across California can advocate effectively for their needs. Prop 50 discards that progress by merging urban ethnic neighborhoods with far-flung rural areas that have little in common, protecting politicians at the expense of real representation.”
Revered Dwight Williams,
President of the California Senior Alliance.
Join the fight to defeat Prop 50.
Protect voter-approved Redistricting Reform.
Say NO to the self-serving career politicians.
Say NO to the self-serving career politicians.