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   useapen to All   
   Newsom Puts Dishonest Ballot Title on Pr   
   24 Sep 25 07:51:08   
   
   XPost: alt.california, alt.politics.republicans, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh   
   XPost: sac.politics, talk.politics.guns   
   From: yourdime@outlook.com   
      
      
      
   CA State Rep. Carl DeMaio is slamming Governor Gavin Newsom and Sacramento   
   politicians for trying to rig California’s elections with Proposition   
   50—with DeMaio saying they’re using a false and misleading ballot title to   
   deceive voters.   
      
   “Prop 50 is a fraudulent scheme that uses a misleading ballot title to   
   trick voters into giving politicians the power to gerrymander and   
   manipulate election districts for their own benefit,” said Carl DeMaio.   
      
   “Lying on the ballot is shameful—this is outright voter fraud,” DeMaio   
   added. “Newsom and Sacramento politicians know they can’t sell this scheme   
   honestly, so they’re resorting to deception,” DeMaio said.   
      
   This November 4, Californians will be asked to vote on Prop 50—a measure   
   presented with a ballot title that falsely suggests it retains and   
   strengthens California’s Independent Citizens’ Redistricting Commission.   
      
   Prop 50 does the opposite: it abolishes the independent commission voters   
   created in 2010 and hands redistricting power back to politicians.   
      
   “This is the very definition of corruption,” DeMaio said. “Politicians   
   want to go back to the days where they could carve up districts in smoke-   
   filed rooms and guarantee themselves reelection. That’s not   
   democracy—that's dictatorship.”   
      
   Gavin Newsom’s Deceptive Title and Summary   
   PROP 50: AUTHORIZES TEMPORARY CHANGES TO CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT MAPS IN   
   RESPONSE TO TEXAS' PARTISAN REDISTRICTING. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL   
   AMENDMENT.   
      
   • In response to Texas' mid-decade partisan congressional redistricting,   
   this measure temporarily requires new congressional district maps, as   
   passed by the Legislature in August 2025, to be used in California's   
   congressional elections through 2030.   
      
   • Retains California's independent Citizens Redistricting Commission and   
   directs the Commission to resume enacting congressional district maps in   
   2031 after the 2030 census and every ten years thereafter.   
      
   • Establishes state policy supporting use of fair, independent, and   
   nonpartisan redistricting commissions nationwide.   
      
   What Prop 50 Really Does   
   Behind the misleading title Prop 50 would:   
      
   Eliminate Independent Maps: Politicians would once again draw their own   
   safe seats.   
      
   Silence Voters: ends public hearings and community input in the process.   
   Enable Gerrymandering: Districts could be drawn to protect partisan   
   politicians.   
      
   Divide Communities: Maps could be made without adequate community input   
   and manipulated to break apart neighborhoods for political gain.   
      
   Waste Taxpayer Money: Forces a $250 million special election while   
   California faces massive budget deficits.   
      
   Violates the Constitution: Opens the door to lawsuits over partisan   
   gerrymandering and legislative interference.   
      
   DeMaio has officially launched a statewide campaign to expose the   
   deception behind Prop 50’s ballot title and defeat the measure at the   
   polls. The campaign includes voter education, legal challenges, media   
   outreach, and grassroots mobilization.   
      
   “This campaign will be fought in the courts, in the media, and at the   
   ballot box,” said DeMaio. “We will not let Sacramento politicians get away   
   with this illegal and corrupt scheme.”   
      
   Carl DeMaio is urging all Californians to join the fight.   
      
   “On November 4, vote NO on Prop 50,” DeMaio declared. “Send a clear   
   message that California belongs to the people—not the politicians who are   
   trying to lie their way into power.”   
      
   https://www.reformcalifornia.org/news/newsom-puts-dishonest-ballot-title-   
   on-prop-50-to-deceive-voters   
      
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