The Escondido City Council is once again weighing in on proposed state legislation, and this time it’s California’s redistricting measure.

Councilmembers last week voted to oppose Proposition 50, the Election Rigging Response Act that will go before voters on Nov. 4. But residents at the meeting questioned why the City Council was discussing it in the first place. California voters will soon decide whether to redraw political boundaries to create five more Democratic seats. The measure is Gov. Gavin Newsom’s response to an effort by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the Trump Administration to redraw district boundaries in Texas and add more Republican seats.

If Prop. 50 passes, the 48th and 50th Congressional Districts, which both include portions of Escondido, would be redrawn. The 48th distr

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