Republicans file lawsuit challenging California’s redistricting measure
by Lauren Gambino in Los Angeles from US news | The Guardian on (#718KF)
Prop 50, passed by voters yesterday, allows legislature to redraw congressional maps to benefit Democrats in House
Republicans in California on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit challenging a high-stakes redistricting measure that could help flip up to five congressional seats for Democrats.
The suit, filed by David Tangipa, a Republican assembly member, 18 California voters and the state Republican party in the US district court for the central district of California, argues that the new maps are unconstitutional because they were drawn to increase the voting power of a particular racial group. It asks the court to block the new maps from taking effect, at least temporarily.
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