(The Center Square) – Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday said he’s proud of how quickly the California Legislature passed a congressional redistricting proposal that he signed, but he was reminded of a new poll showing voters may reject it.

The Election Rigging Response Act puts Proposition 50 on the Nov. 4 ballot in a special election. Voters will decide whether to redraw lines to enable Democrats to gain five seats in the U.S. House to counter five Republican seats that Texas plans to gain through redistricting.

A reporter pointed out to Newsom at a San Francisco press conference that a University of California, Berkeley poll shows 48% of voters support the maps drawn up by Democrats. But to pass on the Nov. 4 ballot, the measure needs more than 50%.

The poll released Friday by the unive

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