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Laguna Niguel council adopts resolution opposing Proposition 50 after extended debate and public comment
Summary
Laguna Niguel — The Laguna Niguel City Council voted 3–2 on Oct. 7 to adopt a resolution opposing Proposition 50, arguing the measure would overturn the congressional map drawn by California’s independent Citizens Redistricting Commission and undermine the transparent, public process established by the Voters First Act.
Laguna Niguel — The Laguna Niguel City Council voted 3–2 on Oct. 7 to adopt a resolution opposing Proposition 50, the statewide ballot measure that would replace the 2020 congressional maps drawn by California’s independent Citizens Redistricting Commission with a map prepared by the legislature and governor.
Mayor Genoway, who introduced the resolution, argued the measure “throws out the congressional map adopted by the 2020 independent redistricting commission” and replaces it with “a new congressional map drawn by a partisan political consultant” without the public hearings and transparency required under the Voters First Act. He said Prop 50 would “circumvent the redistricting commission” and could remain in place through 2031, calling the result a departure from the…
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