Voters in that state will vote in November on their redistrict’s of US House maps….“They fired the first shot, Texas. We wouldn’t be here had Texas not done what they just did,” Newsom said as he signed California’s bills.
California’s plans require voters to approve changes to the state’s congressional map in a special election that the legislature, with Thursday’s votes, set for November. The 11-week campaign in California is expected to be fierce, with powerful forces and deep-pocketed donors promising to raise as much as $100 million for each side.
In the first week since opening a campaign committee, Newsom has raised more than $6 million from more than 200,000 small donors, according to his aides. There are no limits on contributions in California to ballot measure committees….
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California lawmakers say their new Democrat-leaning maps — adding as many as five blue seats in Congress — are necessary to respond to what they view as a power grab by Texas House Republicans, who approved a map Wednesday night that would give their party an edge in winning as many as five new GOP seats in Congress. The Texas Senate is expected to ratify its new map on Friday, sending the measure to Gov. Greg Abbott (R) for his signature….
image….Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday. (AP)