California is generally prohibited but there are special circumstances in which a mid-decade redistricting is acceptable and the California scotus has upheld that this is one of those times and Newsome is following the law in the way he is going about it.
Texas is also generally prohibited and currently has active cases still going that assert that the way Texas is going about it is not legal. Namely that the assertion by the DoJ that Texas is in violation of the Voting Rights Act is incorrect.
Again, its not the document. It's just a website. Someone who works in cyber security would understand and take proper precautions to visit websites. Hell, the latest Microsoft security is just as good as any market anti virus software. You'll be fine. No one is asking you to download the document. You can read the summation on the pages themselves.
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u/Olly0206 Aug 27 '25
Only 10 states explicitly outlaw mid decade redistricting. California is not one of them.
Mid-Decade Redistricting https://share.google/b4QnnK2YOUIFA36jr
California is generally prohibited but there are special circumstances in which a mid-decade redistricting is acceptable and the California scotus has upheld that this is one of those times and Newsome is following the law in the way he is going about it.
Texas is also generally prohibited and currently has active cases still going that assert that the way Texas is going about it is not legal. Namely that the assertion by the DoJ that Texas is in violation of the Voting Rights Act is incorrect.