Critically, the new California map would expire in 2030, at which point the state would redraw the lines through an independent redistricting commission. Some Democrats are already mobilizing around the gerrymandered map, starting to figure out who will run for the new blue districts, The New York Times reported.

How the Golden State votes on Prop 50 will likely impact which party retains control of Congress in 2026 and how Californians are represented in the nation's capital. Here's everything to know about the special election on Nov.

Democrats accuse the Trump administration of voter intimidation, but Republicans say transparency is a good thing.

Atty. General Rob Bonta told reporters it would be naive to anticipate that President Trump will accept the results of the Prop. 50 election.

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber outlined the state's preparations for next week's unusual statewide special election on Tuesday, addressing security measures, voter access and an escalating dispute over federal election monitoring as voters prepare to decide whether to temporarily hand congressional redistricting back to the Legislature.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said Monday that the state will monitor the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) election observers ahead of next week’s general election.  During a virtual news

The department will monitor elections at five sites in California and one in New Jersey ahead of elections in both states on Nov. 4, the agency announced Friday.

The Justice Department is preparing to send election observers to California and New Jersey next month, following requests from their state Republican parties.

Several recent polls show that California Governor Gavin Newsom’s redistricting push, codified in Proposition 50, may pass at the ballot box on November 4.