Republicans in North Carolina will vote to redraw congressional maps next week in order to prevent California from stealing the majority.

Here’s the news via WGHP:

North Carolina’s two top Republicans will hold votes next week to try and redraw the state’s Congressional maps in order to save one Republican seat.

In a statement on Monday, state Senate President Phil Berger said the move is an answer to a call to action from President Donald Trump.

“President Trump delivered countless victories during his first term in office and nine months into his second term, he continues to achieve unprecedented wins,” Berger said in his statement. “We are doing everything we can to protect President Trump’s agenda, which means safeguarding Republican control of Congress.

“Picking up where Texas left off, we will hold votes in our October session to redraw North Carolina’s congressional map to ensure Gavin Newsom doesn’t decide the congressional majority,” he continued in his statement.

Republican House Speaker Destin Hall echoed Berger’s sentiment, stating, “President Trump earned a clear mandate from the voters of North Carolina and the rest of the country and we intend to defend it by drawing an additional Republican Congressional seat.

“Our state won’t stand by while Democrats like Gavin Newsom redraw districts to aid in their effort to obtain a majority in the U.S. House,” Hall continued in his statement. “We will not allow them to undermine the will of the voters and President Trump’s agenda.”

The state constitution gives the power of redistricting solely to the General Assembly, meaning they don’t need the governor’s approval and simple majorities can easily pass it.