Valley opposition to Prop 50 grows as special election nears

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- With California voters acceptable to determine connected a rare, mid-decade redistricting plan, a conjugation to halt it is present forming successful Fresno.

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

Prop 50 would override the state's autarkic committee connected redistricting that voters approved successful 2010.

"Proposition 50 continues to chopped up the authorities of California, making it precise difficult, not lone for voters, but conscionable for america to person due representation," Magsig said.

Campaigns connected some sides are present intensifying.

Some voters are receiving mailers encouraging them to ballot no.

"A peculiar predetermination to crook backmost the timepiece connected just elections," 1 mailer reads. Another characterizes Proposition 50 arsenic a "power grab" by Sacramento.

"They fired the archetypal changeable successful Texas," Governor Newsom said astatine a measure signing connected August 21. "We wouldn't beryllium present had Texas not done what they conscionable did."

Newsom and authorities Democrats accidental their hands were forced, highlighting that President Trump acted archetypal erstwhile helium asked Texas to adhd Republican seats.

The Valley opponents connected Wednesday were reluctant to knock him.

"You telephone it authorities and accidental that you're against it here. Do you enactment what the president is doing successful Texas?" Action News asked Clint Olivier, the Central Valley Business Federation CEO.

"I don't cognize what the president is doing successful Texas," Olivier said.

"Redistricting," Action News responded.

"Texas is for Texas, and California is for me," Olivier replied.

The proposition would disagreement Fresno County into six legislature districts, up from its existent four.

The projected 18th District would widen from Downtown San Jose to occidental Fresno County. Coalinga husbandman and Westlands Board Member William Bourdeau believes it is excessively big.

"I deliberation we request representatives that recognize our area," Bourdeau said. "Water proviso is captious to our farming operations."

Supporters planned to talk connected Wednesday, but rescheduled pursuing the fatal shooting of blimpish activistic Charlie Kirk.

Newsom antecedently said Proposition 50 is astir democracy...

"We're responding to what occurred successful Texas," Newsom said connected August 21. "We're neutralizing what occurred, and we're giving the American radical a just chance."

Voters successful Fresno County tin expect to person their ballots astatine the opening of October. Fresno County Clerk and Registrar of Voters James Kus tells Action News that his bureau volition message them retired connected October 6.

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