HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 7692 2025-09-22 RESOLUTION 7692
A RESOLUTION OF THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL
ADOPTING AN OFFICIAL POSITION OF OPPOSITION TO
PROPOSITION 50 ON THE NOVEMBER 2025 BALLOT
WHEREAS, Proposition 50, appearing on the November 2025 California ballot,
proposes to amend the California Constitution to alter the process for drawing
congressional districts; and,
WHEREAS, the current process, established by voters, assigns the responsibility
for drawing congressional districts to the independent California Citizens
Redistricting Commission, designed to operate in a non-partisan manner; and,
WHEREAS, Proposition 50 would transfer the authority to draw congressional
districts from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission to the State
Legislature; and,
WHEREAS, the independent California Citizens Redistricting Commission was
created to ensure fair and impartial district boundaries, including safeguards to
keep cities, counties, and local communities together; and,
WHEREAS, Proposition 50 would remove existing safeguards intended to
maintain the integrity of local communities in the redistricting process; and,
WHEREAS, Proposition 50 proposes dividing communities, forcing some cities
and counties to be split among multiple congressional districts under the
measure's new maps and diminishing their voice in Congress; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Seal Beach recognizes the importance
of maintaining a transparent and independent redistricting process to uphold
public trust in electoral systems; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Seal Beach believes that Proposition
50 undermines the voter-approved framework for fair redistricting in California.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Seal
Beach, California, hereby adopts an official position of opposition to Proposition
50 on the November 2025 ballot.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Seal Beach City Council at a
regular meeting held on the 22nd day of September 2025 by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Kalmick, Wong, Senecal, Steele, Landau
NOES: Council Members
ABSENT: Council Members
ABSTAIN: Council Members
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I, Gloria D. Harper, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution 7692 on file in the office of
the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting held on the 22nd day of September 2025.
Gloria D. Harper, City Clerk