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Early In-Person Voting Begins Across California for Prop. 50 Special Election

The measure would shift map-drawing to the Legislature through 2030, with analysts projecting Democratic gains in the U.S. House.

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LOS ANGELES-CA-MARCH 5, 2024: Election worker Theresa Johnson, left, cheers on Victor Espinoza, 26, right, after he casts his ballot on Super Tuesday at Avalon Carver Community Center in South Los Angeles on March 5, 2024. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Election clerks help voters with checking in on the first day of early voting at the Los Angeles County Registrar Recorder/County Clerk Office in Norwalk on Oct. 25, 2025. (Photo by Miguel Vasconcellos, Contributing Photographer)
People arrive to vote at Hangar 244 at the Great Park in Irvine, CA on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. The early vote centers for the special election on redistricting open on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Overview

  • Los Angeles County opened 111 vote centers Saturday, while San Diego launched nearly three dozen sites with 68 countywide by Nov. 1 and Ventura staged nine now with nine more next weekend.
  • Sacramento County’s first centers open this weekend with all locations operating by Nov. 1, and every vote center statewide will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 4.
  • Vote centers offer same-day registration, replacement ballots, accessible ballot-marking devices, curbside assistance, and ballot drop-off for any registered voter in the county.
  • All registered voters received mail ballots that must be postmarked by Nov. 4 and arrive within each county’s acceptance window, with Secretary of State Shirley Weber urging early postmarks due to USPS processing times.
  • Officials caution that fewer sites are open for this special election, warning of long lines on Nov. 4, and note San Diego ballots also include a Poway District 2 recall as Prop. 50’s outcome could make Rep. Darrell Issa’s seat more competitive.