Prop 50 sparks debate in Fresno, Clovis as special election nears and voters prepare to decide

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- We are weeks distant from California's peculiar election. Millions volition get the accidental to ballot connected Proposition 50.

"What Prop 50 does is it makes a one-time suspension of the committee that does the redistricting successful the states that gully legislature districts. So that the districts tin beryllium changed," said Fresno State governmental subject prof Thomas Holyoke.

Governor Newsom is pushing this proposition, Holyoke said, aft the authorities of Texas planned to redraw its territory lines to favour the enactment party.

"In Texas, the territory was redrawn truthful it mightiness prime up 5 seats successful the House of Representatives. And California, I believe, the anticipation is Democrats would prime up 5 seats successful the House of Representatives and thereby canceling each different out," said Holyoke.

Several gathered successful Clovis connected Saturday for the "No connected Prop 50" rally. Inside, attendees heard from enactment assembly members successful enactment of the proposition.

Supporters accidental they don't privation this alteration to happen.

"Who is this benefiting is what I privation to know. I mean, close now, who's successful charge? And it tin lone payment his goals for the state," said 1 attendee.

The proposition was a taxable of speech astatine the "No Kings" rally successful Central Fresno aboriginal Saturday afternoon.

Some supporters of Prop 50 wouldn't typically ballot successful statement with the measurement but it's important to ballot successful connected the substance present much than ever.

"Given the existent culture, I deliberation it's a mess. I deliberation we benignant of person to combat back. We're not a enactment that is simply a convulsive party, but we person to combat backmost against immoderate of their games that they're playing," said protestor Sharon Bonnema

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