Three U.S. Representatives from California introduced legislation to end partisan gerrymandering in federal elections following a Supreme Court ruling on the issue.
On Friday, U.S. Reps. Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), and Julia Brownley (CA-26) said their legislation—the Redistricting Reform Act of 2019 will require all states to establish independent redistricting commissions to redraw congressional district boundaries after every Decennial Census.
The Democratic lawmakers proposed the bill a day after the Supreme Court ruled that “partisan gerrymandering claims present political questions beyond the reach of federal courts.”
Proposed legislation will fix the country’s broken redistricting process
In a statement, Rep. Lofren commented, “If the U.S. Supreme Court won’t fight to protect Americans’ votes, then Congress will. Our Democracy cannot function properly unless every person’s vote counts equally, and voters choose their elected officials, not the other way around. My bill would fix our broken redistricting process to ensure all voices are heard and politicians are held accountable.”
