A majority of California voters cast their ballots to approve the state's Proposition 50 on Election Day.
Prop 50 shifts five of the state's congressional districts to be more favorable to Democrats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
The move comes in response to a similar one by Texas Republicans to shift five of their state's congressional seats in favor of the GOP.
We heard from some folks in South Lake Tahoe who voted on the measure. Supporters said Prop 50 is an adequate response to what's going on in Texas.
"We have to vote yes. We can't let the Republicans cheat in every state. And we don't," said Maya, a Prop 50 supporter.
Opponents said the state should band together against the measure.
"I think we should stick together as a community and as California and say no to this," said Lora.
"I believe a vote no is a vote for community [and] a vote for the people of the state of California," said Bob, another Prop 50 opponent.
Prop 50's map would be in use until after the 2030 U.S. Census. State democratic leaders, including Governor Gavin Newsom, supported the measure.
"I just don't think it's fair that gerrymandering is happening in all of the red states and it's not in California," Maya said. "We're playing by the rules, and that's not working out for us."
A vote "no" would have kept the current maps that were drawn after the 2020 Census.
South Lake Tahoe lies in District 3, which is represented by Republican Kevin Kiley. It's one of the districts Prop 50 would redraw.
One voter says he opposes the measure partly because he wants Kiley to stay in office.
"If they can gerrymander these votes to go to a Democrat and kick him out of office, they're taking away our congressman," said Daniel Harvey.
Currently, California has 52 congressional districts. Democrats represent 43 of them, and Republicans represent the other nine.
