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Loomis council adopts resolution opposing CaliforniaProposition 50 after hours of public comment
Summary
The Loomis Town Council voted 3-2 to adopt a resolution opposing Proposition 50, a proposed state constitutional amendment that would temporarily transfer congressional redistricting authority from the state's independent commission to the legislature, after extended debate and more than an hour of public comment.
The Loomis Town Council voted 3-2 on an opposition resolution to Proposition 50, the ballot measure that would temporarily return congressional redistricting power to the state legislature, Mayor Ring said after the final roll call. Councilmember Cortez, citing threats to local control, led a sustained push for the resolution and several residents urged the council to take a stand.
Proposition 50 would, for the next three congressional elections, allow the California Legislature to redraw federal congressional districts rather than the stateindependent Citizens Redistricting Commission, according to Town Attorney Frank Spandoriawho summarized the measure for council members. "This proposition 50 would allow the California legislature to act like the Texas legislature for 2026, 2028 and 2030," Spandoria said during his briefing on the item.
Councilmember Cortez framed…
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