Union gives $1 million to overturn state’s redistricting law

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One of the nation’s largest union groups has given $1 million to a California ballot measure that seeks to overturn recent changes to the state’s redistricting law. The contribution to the Yes on Proposition 27 campaign from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees was filed with the secretary of State’s office Tuesday.

In 2008, California voters took the power of drawing legislative districts out of the hands of state lawmakers and handed it over to an independent commission overseen by the state auditor. This year, a group led by congressional Democrats and their allies, is backing Proposition 27, which would overturn that measure.

Another measure on the ballot, Proposition 20, would also give the responsibility of drawing the state’s congressional maps to the independent commission.

-- Anthony York in Sacramento