HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-11634 ADOPTING A POSITION OF OPPOSITION TO PROPOSITION 50 ON THE NOVEMBER 2025 BALLOTRESOLUTION NO. 11634
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ORANGE, ADOPTING
A POSITION OF OPPOSITION TO
PROPOSITION 50 ON THE NOVEMBER
2025 BALLOT
WHEREAS,Proposition 50,appearing on the November 2025 California ballot,proposes
to amend the California Constitution to alter the process for drawing congressional districts; and
WHEREAS, the current process, established by voters, assigns the responsibility for
drawing congressional districts to the independent California Citizens Redistricting Commission,
designed to operate in a non-partisan manner; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 50 would transfer the authority to draw congressional districts
from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission to the State Legislature; and
WHEREAS, the independent California Citizens Redistricting Commission was created
to ensure fair and impartial district boundaries, including safeguards to keep cities, counties, and
local communities together; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 50 would remove existing safeguards intended to maintain the
integrity of local communities in the redistricting process; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 50 proposes dividing communities, forcing some cities and
counties to be split among multiple congressional districts under the measure's new maps and
diminishing their voice in Congress; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Orange recognizes the importance of
maintaining a transparent and independent redistricting process to uphold public trust in electoral
systems; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Orange believes that Proposition 50
undermines the voter-approved framework for fair redistricting in California;
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Orange,
California, hereby adopts an official position of opposition to Proposition 50 on the November
2025 ballot.
ADOPTED this 9th day of September, 2025.
Daniel R. Slater, Mayor, City of Orange
ATTEST:
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P la Cold man CityClerk, city of Orange'
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Wayne W. VTigthers
Interim City Attorney, City of Orange
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF ORANGE
I, PAMELA COLEMAN, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 9th day of September,2025,by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bilodeau, Dumitru,Tavoularis, Gyllenhammer
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Barrios, Gutierrez, Slater
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
P la Coleman, City Clerk, City of range
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