{"id":46065,"date":"2025-08-20T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T20:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/?post_type=press&#038;p=46065"},"modified":"2025-09-15T10:41:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T14:41:03","slug":"california-meets-texas-fails-to-meet-common-causes-redistricting-fairness-criteria","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/fr\/press\/california-meets-texas-fails-to-meet-common-causes-redistricting-fairness-criteria\/","title":{"rendered":"California Meets, Texas Fails to Meet Common Cause\u2019s Redistricting Fairness Criteria"},"template":"","class_list":["post-46065","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Common Cause released its evaluation of the proposed mid-decade congressional redistricting process in Texas and California against its established fairness criteria.","featured_image":"","press_type":236,"authors":"","related_issues":[103,2066],"related_work":[2095],"location":46},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":true,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":true,"person":["{\"site_id\":\"1\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":7806}"],"name":"Katie Scally","role":"Communications Director","phone":"","email":"kscally@commoncause.org"},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<span data-contrast=\"none\">Today, Common Cause, the national redistricting leader, released its evaluation of the proposed mid-decade congressional redistricting process in Texas and California against its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/fr\/presse\/common-cause-launches-fairness-criteria-to-counter-mid-decade-power-plays\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">established fairness criteria<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. The organization found California meets its criteria, while Texas fails to meet each of the six fairness standards.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Texas initially imposed mid-decade partisan maps to tilt the vote in Republican\u2019s favor ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, and California implemented a similar effort to counterbalance this move. In response, Common Cause <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/fr\/presse\/common-cause-launches-fairness-criteria-to-counter-mid-decade-power-plays\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">launched its six fairness criteria<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> to evaluate any proposed maps and protect fair representation for the people should other states engage in mid-decade redistricting.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">D\u00e9claration de Virginia Kase Solomon, pr\u00e9sidente et directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale de Common Cause<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cMid-decade redistricting wars are being waged at the behest of a power-hungry president in pursuit of unilateral control of our nation. We created the six fairness criteria so that as this war rages on, we have a way to protect fair representation for the voters. Our fairness criteria empower the people to navigate this unprecedented time in our country, and we expect all politicians to meet this standard or be met with Common Cause's fierce opposition.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Statement of Common Cause's California Director Darius Kemp<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">\"After a careful analysis of the process, we have determined California meets our fairness criteria. Given this meets Common Cause\u2019s standards, we will not support nor oppose the efforts going forward and will focus on election protection, voter education, and empowerment. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">While our criteria have been met, we continue to oppose any reduction in election funding and language access proposed in SB 280.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Statement of Common Cause's Texas Director Anthony Gutierrez<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">\"From the outset, these proposed maps were forced on the people of Texas and after close review, this process fails to meet our fairness criteria.\u00a0 We will lead a people-powered movement to oppose this effort to disenfranchise the voters for the sake of a short-sighted power grab. Texas Republicans must reverse course and end this attempt to further gerrymander our state. The outcome of the 2026 midterm elections should be decided by voters, not politicians.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">To read Common Cause\u2019s six fairness criteria for mid-decade redistricting, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/fr\/presse\/common-cause-launches-fairness-criteria-to-counter-mid-decade-power-plays\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cliquez ici.<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_add_component","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_add_component":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_work","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_work":{"heading":"Work","manually_curate":false,"work":null}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>California Meets, Texas Fails to Meet Common Cause\u2019s Redistricting Fairness Criteria - Common Cause<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/fr\/presse\/california-meets-texas-fails-to-meet-common-causes-redistricting-fairness-criteria\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"California Meets, Texas Fails to Meet Common Cause\u2019s Redistricting Fairness Criteria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/fr\/presse\/california-meets-texas-fails-to-meet-common-causes-redistricting-fairness-criteria\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Common Cause\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CommonCause\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-15T14:41:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mid-decade-redistricting-share-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@CommonCause\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/press\/california-meets-texas-fails-to-meet-common-causes-redistricting-fairness-criteria\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/press\/california-meets-texas-fails-to-meet-common-causes-redistricting-fairness-criteria\/\",\"name\":\"California Meets, Texas Fails to Meet Common Cause\u2019s Redistricting Fairness Criteria - 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