GOP members in the state of California have initiated a federal lawsuit on Wednesday, contesting a high-stakes redistricting measure that has the potential to flip as many as five congressional seats to the benefit of Democrats.
The measure, the ballot measure, was approved by voters Tuesday night, representing a clear win for the Democratic side. This arrangement grants on a temporary basis the power to draw electoral boundaries to the California legislature, enabling it to adopt district maps that will help Democrats pick up five congressional seats in the US House of Representatives.
This action is a targeted countermeasure to gerrymandering in the state of Texas, where Republicans, at the US president’s behest, have created a number of new safe Republican districts.
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