The ballot initiative on independent redistricting held onto its fragile lead in Friday’s updated election tally, with the proposition still passing by about 2,900 votes.
Proposition 4 has alternated between victory and defeat at various points this week, as election officials continue to add up votes from around the state. As of Friday, the initiative — which would call for the creation of an independent redistricting commission — was leading by 50.15 percent to 49.85 percent, with about 978,000 votes cast.
The proposition, billed as an anti-gerrymandering measure, would establish a commission that would redraw the state's voting districts every decade.