No on Prop 50 - Defend Fair Elections

Prop 50 Ends Fair Elections in California
Carl DeMaio and Reform California are leading the fight to defeat Prop 50 
– and your help is needed in the fight!

Gavin Newsom and CA politicians have called a costly special election on 
November 4 to redraw the state’s congressional maps at a cost to taxpayers 
of more than $200 million, even as California is facing a $20 billion 
budget deficit that cuts priorities like public safety and emergency 
response.

Prop 50 will put the politicians in the State Legislature in charge of 
those maps. Defeating Prop 50 would keep the current system approved by a 
citizens’ initiative that requires an independent redistricting commission 
to draw election districts in a strictly non-partisan manner.

Prop 50 takes the redistricting power away from citizens and gives that 
power back to the politicians so they can manipulate the lines of election 
districts for their own personal political benefit.

As proof of how corrupt Newsom and CA politicians are on this issue, Prop 
50 has a FALSE TITLE – deceptively worded to suggest to voters that a YES 
vote would keep the independent citizens redistricting commission when in 
fact a YES vote eliminates the citizens from the process and hands the 
power back to the politicians.

While Newsom and CA Democrats say Prop 50 is a response to Trump and Texas 
redistricting, California shouldn't retaliate and sacrifice its integrity 
by ending fair elections.

The truth is CA politicians have always opposed the independent citizens 
redistricting commission that was imposed on them in 2010. Now they are 
using hatred of Trump as the window dressing to fool voters into grabbing 
the power back from the people.

Join the fight to DEFEND FAIR ELECTIONS in California!

On November 4 – Vote NO on Prop 50!

Top 5 Reasons to Vote NO on Prop 50:
1. Allows Politicians to Seize Power from Citizens
Hands the power back to politicians to rig the system by drawing districts 
safe for their cronies and guaranteeing their reelection. That’s not 
democracy — that’s entrenchment.

2. Permits Corrupt Backroom Deals
Instead of a bipartisan group of citizens drawn from everyday Californians 
drawing the district lines over a year with public hearings and input, 
Sacramento politicians rushed Prop 50’s maps through the State Legislature 
in just one week, with new districts that only benefit their own careers.

3. Wastes $200 Million on a Costly Special Election
Spends $200 million on a costly special election while California is 
facing a $20 billion budget deficit that cuts priorities like public 
safety and emergency services.

4. Eliminates Fair and Competitive Districts
Allows gerrymandering, which disproportionately harms communities of 
color, reduces competitive elections, and erodes accountability. Strips 
constitutional protections that currently ensure communities are kept 
whole and that maps are not drawn to favor political parties or 
incumbents.

5. Not Temporary — it Will Be Permanent
Just like “temporary” taxes, fees and regulations, once politicians have 
power, they never give it back to the people. Letting Sacramento 
politicians “temporarily” kill off a piece of democracy sets a dangerous 
precedent that could be used by future politicians to undermine 
constitutional safeguards.

Answer to “What about Texas?”
Gerrymandering districts by politicians is NEVER ok – whether here, in 
Texas, or anywhere else. We believe Texas and all states should adopt 
California’s independent citizens’ redistricting model. While we might not 
like what Texas is doing, California shouldn't retaliate and sacrifice its 
integrity. California must rise above partisan games and protect fair, 
competitive elections without resorting to gerrymandering.

https://www.reformcalifornia.org/campaigns/no-on-prop-50-defend-fair-
elections