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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XXX <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA IN SUPPORT OF THE 2025 CALIFORNIA <br />PROPOSITION 50: USE OF LEGISLATIVE <br />CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING MAP AMENDMENT <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana is committed to protecting the integrity of <br />elections and ensuring that voters have confidence in a fair, transparent, and democratic <br />process; and <br /> WHEREAS, partisan mid-decade redistricting actions in states such as Texas have <br />revealed the threat of political manipulation of congressional district boundaries outside <br />the normal census cycle, undermining representative democracy; and <br /> WHEREAS, Proposition 50, the Election Rigging Response Act, appears on the <br />November 4, 2025 statewide ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, <br />authorizing temporary use of legislative maps (via Assembly Bill 604) for congressional <br />Redistricting Commission will resume its role following the 2030 Census; and <br /> WHEREAS, this measure is designed to safeguard California against partisan <br />gerrymandering efforts by countering undemocratic tactics and prevent California from <br />losing equitable representation in Congress; and <br /> WHEREAS, <br />only modest one-time costs to elections offices, which pale in comparison to the broader <br />importance of defending democracy, voter equality, and <br />government; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana has a responsibility to defend the principles of <br />representative government and to stand with its residents in ensuring that voters, not <br />politicians, determine the outcomes of elections; <br /> WHEREAS, passage of Proposition 50 will send a clear message that California <br />will not stand idly by while other states manipulate democracy for partisan gain, but <br />instead will act decisively to protect fair elections and representative government. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana as <br />follows: <br /> Section 1. The City of Santa Ana formally supports Proposition 50 (2025) on the <br />November 4, 2025 ballot. <br />Resolution No. 2025-XXX <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br /> <br />