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Gavin Newsom: “We were able to fashion a process that...is temporary…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

Gerrymandering Explained: Does Your Vote Still Count? ft. Eric Holder

Published April 30, 2026 | Video Starts at 10:58

But realizing the consequences of these five seats and how that can tip the balance and rig the next election in the 2026, We were able to fashion a process that...is temporary, transparent and Democratic. It's the only maps that are now being presented to the voters themselves. They will decide for themselves in the most transparent way and in a temporary way that ends, … (10:58–11:05)

CLAIM

Asserts that California's response to redistricting is temporary, transparent, and democratic.

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“They will decide for themselves in the most transparent way and in a temporary way that ends...after the 28 and 30 and into the 32 census.”
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