Overview

• Governor Newsom set a Nov. 4 special election for Californians to vote on a mid-decade remap that would target five Republican-held districts represented by Reps. Ken Calvert, Darrell Issa, Kevin Kiley, Doug LaMalfa and David Valadao.
• The proposed measure requires a two-thirds vote in both houses of the Democratic-controlled state legislature before it can appear on the ballot.
• Attorney General Rob Bonta affirmed that the ballot approach provides a valid legal pathway around the citizen-led commission, which redraws districts only once per decade.
• If approved by lawmakers and voters, the new lines would boost Democrats to an estimated 48-4 advantage in California’s U.S. House delegation.
• The move is designed as a direct counter to President Trump and Texas GOP’s mid-decade redistricting push aimed at flipping five Democratic-held seats.