Valley opposition to Prop 50 grows as special election nears

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- With California voters set to decide on a rare, mid-decade redistricting plan, a coalition to stop it is now forming in Fresno.

"Our entire Central Valley is being affected by this," Fresno County District 5 Supervisor Nathan Magsig said.

Prop 50 would override the state's independent commission on redistricting that voters approved in 2010.

"Proposition 50 continues to cut up the state of California, making it very difficult, not only for voters, but just for us to have appropriate representation," Magsig said.

Campaigns on both sides are now intensifying.

Some voters are receiving mailers encouraging them to vote no.

"A special election to turn back the clock on fair elections," one mailer reads. Another characterizes Proposition 50 as a "power grab