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Assembly approves putting mid‑decade redistricting question on the ballot after heated debate
Summary
After hours of partisan debate over cost, process and constitutional limits, the California State Assembly voted 57-20 to put Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8 before voters and advanced related implementing language in SB 280 to schedule a Nov. 4, 2025 special election and reimburse counties for costs.
The California State Assembly voted to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot that would allow a one‑time, mid‑decade redrawing of congressional districts and advanced a companion bill to schedule and fund a special election, after several hours of floor debate.
Assemblymembers voted 57 to 20 to adopt ACA 8 — a measure supporters say would give Californians the chance to approve temporary congressional maps — and the Assembly took a series of procedural actions on SB 280, the statutory bill to schedule the special election and provide county reimbursements.
The measure’s author on the floor, Assemblymember Berman, argued the proposal was a defensive response to what he called partisan maneuvers in other states. “We don’t want this fight, and we didn’t choose this fight. But with our democracy on the line, we cannot and will not run away from this fight,” Assemblymember Berman said during floor remarks.…
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