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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Just hours aft polls closed successful California's peculiar predetermination connected redistricting, California Republicans are already suing implicit the caller maps.
The plaintiffs allege the maps interruption the Voting Rights Act.
"I cognize they did not travel the process due to the fact that I americium connected the elections committee," Republican Assemblymember David Tangipa said.
He has been connected the frontlines of the combat against Proposition 50 successful the authorities assembly. Now that predetermination time has travel and gone, that combat present moves to the courts with a suit filed Wednesday. The suit claims the caller maps, which were overwhelmingly passed by California voters, interruption the 14th and 15th amendments of the United States Constitution.
"They did not springiness america immoderate justification for wherefore they had to usage race-based redistricting. We heard from the idiosyncratic who drew the maps that helium utilized contention to make much number bulk districts," Tangipa said.
The national suit alleges the maps are unconstitutional due to the fact that they favour Hispanic and Latino voters.
Tangipa said these caller maps volition disenfranchise galore agrarian Californians.
"I recognize the election, but you cannot interruption the rules. You can't make your ain rules of engagement and past accidental that everything is okay," helium added.
The authorities GOP and the lawyers who are filing this suit said they anticipation to get an reply successful the coming weeks earlier the bulk of the 2026 run play heats up.
Proposition 50 changes the signifier of districts crossed California, including longtime Democrat Jim Costa's. Costa represents California's 21st Congressional District. Under the caller maps, helium is present 1 of 3 House members to correspond Clovis successful DC, on with Republicans Vince Fong and Tom McClintock.
"That means is that the radical of Clovis volition person 3 representatives that they tin scope retired to successful some governmental parties, and that's an asset," Costa said.
Prop 50 suspends California's autarkic redistricting committee until 2030, meaning the maps would beryllium successful effect for the 2026, 2028, and 2030 predetermination cycles. Costa said portion helium is simply a proponent of autarkic redistricting, helium is supportive of this ballot measure.
Costa besides said helium doesn't deliberation the suit volition spell precise far.
"I deliberation the suit is each astir governmental posturing, and it's foolish and it's wasteful due to the fact that it's not going to beryllium successful. The radical of California person spoken overwhelmingly by 64%," helium said.
Votes are inactive being counted successful this election. The new maps tin beryllium viewed here.
