Resolution No. 2025-XXX
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XXX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA IN SUPPORT OF THE 2025 CALIFORNIA
PROPOSITION 50: USE OF LEGISLATIVE
CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING MAP AMENDMENT
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana is committed to protecting the integrity of elections and ensuring that voters have confidence in a fair, transparent, and democratic process; and
WHEREAS, partisan mid-decade redistricting actions in states such as Texas have revealed the threat of political manipulation of congressional district boundaries outside the normal census cycle, undermining representative democracy; and WHEREAS, Proposition 50, the Election Rigging Response Act, appears on the November 4, 2025 statewide ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, authorizing temporary use of legislative maps (via Assembly Bill 604) for congressional elections in 2026, 2028, and 2030, after which California’s independent Citizens Redistricting Commission will resume its role following the 2030 Census; and WHEREAS, this measure is designed to safeguard California against partisan gerrymandering efforts by countering undemocratic tactics and prevent California from losing equitable representation in Congress; and
WHEREAS, the Legislative Analyst’s Office estimates Proposition 50 will impose only modest one-time costs to elections offices, which pale in comparison to the broader importance of defending democracy, voter equality, and California’s voice in the federal government; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana has a responsibility to defend the principles of representative government and to stand with its residents in ensuring that voters, not politicians, determine the outcomes of elections;
WHEREAS, passage of Proposition 50 will send a clear message that California will not stand idly by while other states manipulate democracy for partisan gain, but instead will act decisively to protect fair elections and representative government.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana as follows:
Section 1. The City of Santa Ana formally supports Proposition 50 (2025) on the November 4, 2025 ballot.
Resolution No. 2025-XXX
Section 2. The City Council recognizes the necessity of maintaining equitable and balanced representation in Congress to protect the interests of Californians amidst evolving national redistricting dynamics.
Section 3. The City Council believes Proposition 50 offers a temporary but necessary tool in safeguarding California’s political representation in Congress, and views it as a vital measure to uphold democracy, fairness, and transparency in elections.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this Resolution.
ADOPTED this _____ day of ____________, 2025.
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Valerie Amezcua
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By:
AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers _
CERTIFICATION OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, Jennifer L. Hall, City Clerk, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2025-XXX to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on _______________.
Date: ______________________ ________________________________ City Clerk
City of Santa Ana