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California Opens Voting on Prop. 50 to Replace Commission Map

The one-question special election could add as many as five Democratic seats by shelving the independent map for a legislature-drawn plan.

Governor of California Gavin Newsom speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
A sample ballot is pictured before early voting starts in California's statewide special election, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, in Los Angeles.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Democrats are pushing Prop 50, also known as the Election Rigging Response Act, in response to a "Republican power grab orchestrated by President Trump and state leaders in Texas, who redrew Congressional district lines to gain five more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives."(MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ/AP)
A woman walking to a polling center in Provo, Utah, on November 6, 2018. A Utah state representative has been accused of trying to "steal" an election after his bid to remove Governor Spencer Cox from office failed.

Overview

  • Ballots have been mailed statewide, drop boxes are open, early in-person voting begins Oct. 25, and the election ends Nov. 4.
  • Prop. 50 would suspend the Citizens’ Redistricting Commission’s congressional lines through 2030 and install maps crafted by state Democrats.
  • Combined fundraising has surpassed $215 million, with backers including George Soros’ Fund for Policy Reform and House Majority PAC and opposition funded heavily by the Congressional Leadership Fund and Charles Munger Jr.
  • Polling from Emerson College and co/efficient shows a plurality to majority of voters supporting the measure, suggesting it could pass.
  • President Donald Trump says the Department of Justice will challenge Prop. 50 as federal judges weigh Texas’ new map, underscoring national legal uncertainty over 2026 House districts.