Thirty-seven California sheriffs issued a joint statement Monday opposing Proposition 50, a ballot initiative that seeks to dismantle the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission. ​ The sheriffs argue the measure undermines public trust, representative democracy, and local control by allowing partisan operatives to redraw district maps behind closed doors. ​The Independent Redistricting Commission was established through voter-approved measures in 2008 and 2010 to prevent gerrymandering. Proposition 50 would replace the commission’s work with a new congressional district map, which the sheriffs say dilutes voter voices and disregards the will of the people. ​Opponents of the proposition point out that California is already gerrymandered to favor Democrats and that the
