San Mateo County residents and elected officials gathered Monday to support California’s Proposition 50, which would redraw the state’s congressional district maps through 2030.
The ballot measure, known as the Election Rigging Response Act, is a response to Texas’ recent mid-decade congressional redistricting in favor of Republicans.
Under the measure, the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, the state’s independent commission tasked with drawing nonpartisan districts every 10 years, would resume creating congressional district maps for the state in 2031.
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors President David Canepa and Supervisor Lisa Gauthier spearheaded the rally, announcing plans to introduce a resolution backing Proposition 50 at Tuesday’s board meeting.
The rally follows a similar event in San Francisco last week, where San Francisco Supervisor Bilal Mahmood introduced a resolution in support of the measure.
“This is a fight for democracy, a fight against authoritarian rule and a fight against election rigging,” Canepa said. “California voters will not be silenced by Trump’s cronies in Texas. Without Prop. 50, California loses. It’s that simple. We lose influence, we risk losing federal funding and we lose our ability to lead.”
Prop. 50 will appear on the Nov. 4 California special election ballot.