Republicans file lawsuit challenging California’s redistricting measure

Republicans in California on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit challenging a high-stakes redistricting measure that would flip up to five congressional seats for Democrats.

The measure, Proposition 50, was approved by voters on Tuesday evening, in a decisive victory for Democrats. The plan temporarily gives the power to draw congressional districts to the California legislature, allowing it to adopt maps that will help Democrats pick up five seats in the US House of Representatives.

The plan is a direct response to gerrymandering in Texas, where Republicans, at the US president’s behest, have carved out several new safe Republican districts.

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