California voters have passed Proposition 50, CBS News projects, approving a measure backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative Democrats that will redraw the state's congressional districts.
Proposition 50 was approved by the Legislature and signed by Newsom on Aug. 21, allowing it to go before voters for a Nov. 4 special election.
Reactions from both sides quickly came pouring in once California voters passed Proposition 50.
Proposition 50 will replace California's current congressional district maps that were drawn by the independent California Citizens Redistricting Commission after the 2020 U.S. Census.
California voters approved the creation of the independent redistricting commission earlier this century to oversee the congressional mapmaking process.
If voters had rejected Proposition 50, California would have continued using its current congressional district boundaries until new maps are drawn by the redistricting commission after the 2030 Census.
Opponents argue that Proposition 50 is gerrymandering and that California should maintain its standard for fair redistricting through independent, citizen-led redistricting. »