Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The California Supreme Court on Wednesday turned aside a Republican bid to block a redistricting measure from appearing on November's ballot, the second time in a week justices have denied GOP efforts to prevent new congressional maps from being drawn in the state.
Four Republican assemblymembers and four voters in the state filed their petition on Monday, arguing that not only is the Democrat "scheme" unconstitutional but so is the measure, which presents voters with two separate propositional questions, not one.
"Allowing this unconstitutional measure onto the ballot would impose needless costs and uncertainty on both election officials and the public," the petitioners said in their filing, which requested that a response be made by Sept. 8.
Within 48 hours of the filing, the state's high court rejected the ask.
"The petition for write of mandate and application for stay are denied," the Supreme Court said on the docket.
