Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a measure sending a redistricting constitutional amendment to the Nov. 4 ballot, framing the election as a national showdown over political district lines that could affect control of Congress in 2026. The Assembly approved Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8 by 57-20, with Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains the sole Democrat voting against and two Democrats not voting. The Senate placed the redistricting measure on the ballot in a 30-8 party-line vote. Republican leaders condemned the move as escalating partisan warfare and warned it would damage representation. Legislative analysts estimated the November election will cost counties and the state in the low hundreds of millions of dollars. A state board denied parole for Erik Menendez.
The Nov. 4 vote is now set to be the marquee event in a nationwide showdown between Democratic and Republican states over political district lines that could help determine control of Congress in 2026. "When all things are equal, when we're all playing by the same set of rules, there's no question that the Republican Party will be the minority party in the House of Representatives next year," Gov. Gavin Newsom said at a signing ceremony late Thursday.
The Assembly approved the measure going before voters, Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8, on a 57-20 vote. Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains, who is running for Congress in a competitive Central Valley seat, was the only Democrat to vote against the plan. Two other Democrats, Dawn Addis of Morro Bay and Alex Lee of San José, did not vote. In the Senate, the redistricting measure was placed on the ballot on a 30-8 party-line vote.
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