The Long Beach City Council voted Tuesday to support Proposition 50, a closely watched state redistricting measure pivotal to a national battle over control of the narrowly divided U.S. House of Representatives.
The vote — a ceremonial but uncommon move for the council to directly weigh in on the city’s federal representation — was 7-1, with Councilmember Daryl Supernaw the lone dissent.
Titled the Election Rigging Response Act, Proposition 50, if passed by California voters next month, would enact new congressional lines statewide for the 2026, 2028 and 2030 elections. The ballot measure would restore California’s independent redistricting process in 2031, with boundaries drawn based on the 2030 census…