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California Democrats Push Counties to Ready Unscheduled House Redistricting Vote

Counties must accelerate planning for a November election with missed deadlines, unclear funding alongside reliance on Texas’s stalled redistricting push.

A helicopter drops water on the Canyon Fire, which started southeast of Lake Piru around 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 7, 2025, in a remote area in the mountains between Piru and Interstate 5.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for a new way for California to redraw it's voting districts during a news conference In Sacramento, Calif., Friday July 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Overview

  • Secretary of State Shirley Weber’s office has urged election officials across all 58 counties to begin preparations for a possible Nov. 4 remap vote even though the governor has not issued a formal call.
  • Counties have missed statutory deadlines for printing ballots, staffing polling sites and securing locations, raising concerns about meeting the Sept. 20 military and overseas ballot deadline.
  • Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will only proclaim an emergency election if Texas Republicans succeed in their mid-decade redistricting effort, which is currently stalled after Democratic legislators fled the state.
  • Democratic lawmakers are finalizing proposed maps that could eliminate five GOP-held U.S. House seats in California, a shift that might reshape control of the narrowly divided chamber.
  • Uncertainty over who will cover the multi-hundred-million-dollar cost of a special election has left cash-strapped counties facing potential financial burdens.