California Proposition 50 proposes temporarily transferring authority to draw the state's congressional district maps to the California Legislature through 2030, after which authority would return to the independent California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
December 31, 2030
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Policy description of the proposed change to who controls congressional redistricting in California and the duration of that temporary transfer.
California Proposition 50 is a ballot measure that would temporarily return authority to draw congressional districts from the state's nonpartisan redistricting commission to the California Legislature, with approved maps scheduled to take effect starting in 2026.
January 01, 2026
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Describes the policy change that Proposition 50 would enact regarding who controls congressional map-drawing and when new maps would take effect.
California Proposition 50, as described in the measure, would establish temporary congressional maps to be used for the 2026, 2028, and 2030 U.S. House elections and would have those maps replaced after the 2030 U.S. Census when the California Citizens Redistricting Commission draws new congressional maps.
January 01, 2026
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Provisional duration and replacement mechanism for maps under California Proposition 50
California voters created the independent California Citizens Redistricting Commission to oversee congressional mapmaking; the commission uses census data and public input to set district boundaries that reflect population changes and keep communities together.
November 04, 2024
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Describes the role and operating inputs of California's independent redistricting commission.
The California Citizens Redistricting Commission drew California's congressional district maps following the 2020 U.S. Census.
January 01, 2020
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Places the commission's map-drawing activity in relation to the decennial 2020 census.