Donald Trump and Texas Republicans are making an unprecedented power grab to steal congressional seats and rig the 2026 election before voting even begins. Other Republican states are following suit.
To counter this new wave of Republican gerrymandering across the country, Governor Newsom has proposed a redistricting ballot measure for California, the “Election Rigging Response Act”. This is our chance to lead the nation in defending Democracy.
Proposition 50 would benefit voters in California because it would:
• Level the playing field, ensuring the 2026 mid-term elections are conducted without an unfair advantage for Republicans.
• Give voters the power to approve emergency congressional maps by special election.
• Be fair and proportional—maps counter Republican gerrymandering like Texas as they move forward with their power grab.
• Be temporary, redistricting maps expire in 2030, and reaffirm the California Citizens Redistricting Commission’s authority post-2030 census.
• Call for Congress to support fair, independent, nonpartisan, redistricting commissions nationwide.
The passage of Prop 50 could unseat trump’s California “Yes” men, including Kevin Kiley and four other California Republican Representatives. These legislators have failed to carry out their Congressional duty to hold trump in check or represent the interests of the people
in their districts. Their votes to support the Big, Beautiful Bill have given billions in tax cuts to the rich, decimated services and programs to the citizens of this country, and created an economy where tariffs stretch the budgets of working families and medical insurance is
inaccessible.
Democratic control of Congress would benefit Plumas County because it would:
• Restore funding allocated to support forest management and mitigate forest fires.
• Restore funding of our local hospitals
• Restore infrastructure monies passed during the Biden administration, which created jobs for California workers.
• Hold trump in check with the threat of impeachment
• Impeach trump if warranted
