Gov. Gavin Newsom called on California lawmakers to approve a November ballot measure that would allow them to redraw the state's congressional map in an effort to fight back against Republicans' mid-decade redistricting plans in Texas and elsewhere.

Newsom's proposal, called “Election Rigging Response Act,” would pave the way for California Democrats to circumvent the independent commission that controls the map-drawing process in the state and pass new congressional lines that would be more favorable to their party.