With less than a week until Election Day, a new poll shows that likely California voters favor Proposition 50, a ballot measure that puts forth a redrawn congressional map that could net Democrats five House seats.

距离选举日不足一周之际，一项新民调显示加州潜在选民普遍支持第50号提案， 该提案旨在推行重新划定的国会选区地图，或使民主党额外获得五个众议院席位。



According to a Public Institute of California (PPIC) poll published Wednesday, 56% of likely California voters say they will vote for Prop. 50 in the special election next week, and 43% are against it.

加州公共政策研究所（PPIC）周三发布的民调显示，在即将举行的特别选举中，56%的加州潜在选民表示将投票支持50号提案， 43%持反对意见。

There are significant partisan differences in the numbers, with 84% of Democrats in support of the ballot measure, while 89% of Republicans say they will not vote for it. Independent voters appear to be leaning toward the left, with 55% responding affirmatively to the proposition, PPIC found.

党派倾向差异显著：84%的民主党人支持该提案， 而89%的共和党人明确反对。 PPIC发现，独立选民则呈现向左倾斜趋势，55%对该提案持肯定态度。

Introduced by California Gov. Gavin Newsom and passed by the state legislature in August, the proposed map could give Democrats the opportunity to flip five Republican-held seats. Prop 50 came in retaliation to Texas' mid-decade redistricting, where Republican-friendly maps passed into law this summer could net the GOP five House seats.

该提案由加州州长 加文·纽瑟姆提出，并于今年8月经州立法机构通过。根据拟议的选区地图，民主党有望翻转五个共和党控制席位。 此举被视为对得克萨斯州中期选区重划的回应， 得州今年夏季通过的共和党友好型选区地图或使共和党额外获得五个众议院席位。

Congressional district lines are normally redrawn each decade after the U.S. Census.

国会选区通常每十年根据美国人口普查结果重新划分。

Most likely voters also stress the importance of Prop 50, with 68% saying the outcome of the ballot measure is "very important" to them, and 22% saying "somewhat important."

多数潜在选民认为50号提案结果至关重要：68%受访者表示该提案“非常重要”， 22%认为“比较重要”。

Newsom, considered a possible 2028 presidential candidate, has championed Prop 50 as an opportunity to "fight back" against Trump, who pushed Texas' redistricting efforts, and the ballot measure could raise his national profile.

被视为2028年总统竞选潜在人选的纽瑟姆将50号提案标榜为对抗特朗普的“反击”， 特朗普曾推动得州选区重划，而该提案或提升其全国影响力。

California likely voters were mostly supportive of Newsom's leadership in the poll, with 55% saying they approve of his overall performance as governor.

民调显示，55%的加州潜在选民 认可纽瑟姆的总体执政表现。

Prominent political figures have joined forces with Newsom and thrown their support behind the ballot initiative, including former President Barack Obama, who rallied alongside the governor to champion the measure. In addition, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., cutting ads in favor of it.

多位政坛重量级人物与纽瑟姆联手支持该提案， 前总统奥巴马曾与州长共同造势。 纽约州众议员 亚历山德里娅·奥卡西奥-科尔特斯和马萨诸塞州参议员 伊丽莎白·沃伦则为其拍摄宣传广告。

California was the first Democratic state to enter the redistricting battle, with Virginia Democrats following suit last week and announcing plans to attempt to redraw maps as well. On Wednesday, the Virginia House of Delegates passed a constitutional amendment on redrawing congressional maps, according to ABC affiliate WRIC, and the measure now moves to state Senate review.

加州成为首个加入选区重划博弈的民主党州， 弗吉尼亚州民主党紧随其后，于上周宣布计划重划选区。 据ABC附属机构WRIC报道，弗吉尼亚州众议院周三通过了重划国会选区的宪法修正案， 该提案现将提交州参议院审议。

Following Texas, other Republican-controlled states have also entered the redistricting battle -- Missouri and North Carolina have adopted new maps, while Utah and Indiana are in the process of redrawing theirs.

继得州之后，密苏里州和北卡罗来纳州已通过新选区地图， 犹他州和印第安纳州正在推进重划进程。

Some Democrats in Maryland and Illinois have called for their states to redistrict, but not all leaders have bought in. Earlier on Wednesday, the Maryland state Senate chose "not to move forward" with mid-decade redistricting, according to a letter obtained by ABC News.

马里兰州和伊利诺伊州部分民主党人呼吁本州重划选区，但并非所有领导者支持此举。 据ABC新闻获取的信函，马里兰州参议院周三决定“不再推进”中期选区重划。

A new lawsuit filed Monday seeks to redraw New York's congressional maps in favor of Democrats, with plaintiffs arguing that the current lines are unconstitutional for misrepresenting Black and Latino votes, according to The Associtated Press.

周一提起的新诉讼要求重划纽约州国会选区以利民主党， 原告援引当前选区地图违反宪法、稀释非裔和拉丁裔选票。

Legislators in Republican-controlled Kansas and Florida have also indicated that they are considering mid-decade redistricting.

共和党控制的堪萨斯州和佛罗里达州立法机构也表示正考虑中期选区重划。

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