Gavin Newsom Promises To Put California Gerrymandering On The Ballot 'In Stark Contrast' To Texas GOP

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On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) held a press conference alongside state Attorney General Rob Bonta (D-CA) to give updates on his state's effort to gerrymander in response to a push by President Trump to gerrymander Texas.

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00:00Some of the supermajority, though, has indicated some, they're not convinced that this is a good idea yet.

00:06Are you confident you're going to be able to get them on board with that?

00:08Deeply confident.

00:12But on such a tight timeline, I mean, you promised California voters these maps wouldn't be drawn in the back room.

00:19They'd be available for people to see.

00:21But how can you guarantee that and the ballot language isn't done behind closed doors,

00:26which, as we've acknowledged and we've reported, there's already been at least one, two, three closed-door meetings so far on this.

00:34I mean, Texas's process was done behind closed doors, and then people got to see those maps within days,

00:40and there was public outrage.

00:42There was a ton of public comment.

00:44I mean, how can you guarantee the process here won't be exactly the same as it was in that state?

00:49One has nothing to do with the other.

00:52Forgive me.

00:52I mean, the ultimate test of transparency is what's in the voting pamphlet.

00:58The ultimate test of transparency is what voters will decide on, full light of day, completely public.

01:07They will have the opportunity to review those maps.

01:10They'll have ample opportunity to do just that, and it will be in their ballot box, and they'll make that determination.

01:16That is in stark contrast to the example that you just advanced.

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