fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days agoCalifornia supreme court rejects Republican effort to stop redistricting as legislature seeks vote on plan live
On Wednesday night, the California state supreme court declined an emergency request by Republican lawmakers, which sought to block the Democratic plan to temporarily get rid of the maps drawn by a voter-approved independent redistricting commission. Now the California legislature will vote today on three bills that would allow for a November special election to redraw the state's congressional boundaries creating five new Democratic House seats in the process.
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