California Voters to Determine Fate of Landmark Redistricting Proposal

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Millions of voters across California will cast their ballots Tuesday in a statewide special election to weigh a temporary redistricting plan known as Proposition 50, which would likely allow Democrats to gain five more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Opinions are split across the state, prospective voters told The Epoch Times in the days before the Nov. 5 election. “I’m opposed to gerrymandering, in general,” William Brown, a retiree living in Marin County, said. “This is not good for Californians.” Others said they are excited to vote in favor of the measure. “This is important to me because other states are trying to take our power away from us,” Jessica Munoz of Santa Rosa, Calif., said, referring to a move by Texas to redraw its congressional district maps....