California Republicans have launched new legal action to block Governor Gavin Newsom's redistricting ballot measure from appearing in the November election.

On Monday, GOP state senator Tony Strickland and other Republican leaders filed an emergency petition with the California Supreme Court seeking to stop Proposition 50 from going before voters.

Proposition 50 proposes pausing the state's independent Citizens Redistricting Commission through 2030 and instead implementing a new congressional map. Critics argue the map would shift five traditionally Republican districts into Democratic-leaning districts, effectively giving Democrats an advantage in picking up U.S. House seats statewide.

Senator Strickland described the effort as a fight “to try to preserve democracy in California,” and

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