US EditionThis Whole Referendum in California Is Kind of Complicated. Here’s What Residents Are Voting On
Proposition 50 would transfer redistricting power to lawmakers for three election cycles, potentially shifting five House seats to Democrats, with over 6 million ballots already returned, officials said.
- On Tuesday, California voters head to the polls to decide Proposition 50, which would redraw the state's congressional map and could shift five U.S. House seats to Democrats; polls close statewide at 8 p.m. with more than 6 million ballots returned.
- They framed Proposition 50 as a response to Texas's mid-decade redistricting, which Democrats criticized as partisan, with Governor Gavin Newsom saying it would level the playing field and Representative Nancy Pelosi urging `If Texas withdraws what it's doing, we don't have to go down this path`.
- By design, Proposition 50 shifts redistricting power to lawmakers for the next redistricting cycle, with Ballotpedia data showing almost every San Diego County district would become more Democratic, including District 8.
- Opponents including Republican lawmakers warn Proposition 50 would undermine California's independent commission, and Kevin Kiley said, `If this does pass, it would be very difficult for California to return to a system of fair representation`.
- A delegation of Democratic members of Congress joined Governor Gavin Newsom and Representative Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco on Monday to rally support, while San Mateo County leaders plan a `Yes on Prop 50` rally Tuesday as ballots are returned, amid similar efforts in other states.
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Live election results: See how Californians voted on Proposition 50
California counties are reporting results for Proposition 50, Gov. Gavin Newsom's ballot measure to tilt the 2026 election map in favor of Democrats.
This Tuesday, November 4, is the last day to vote for California Proposition 50; all 251 polling stations are open until 8:00 p.m.
For Democrats, it's an opportunity to thwart President Donald Trump's efforts to secure congressional loyalty. For Republicans, it's a partisan maneuver to seize power and undermine citizen control over electoral maps. In the final days of the special election on the potential redistricting of California's congressional districts, supporters and opponents of Proposition 50 have intensified their efforts in San Diego County to influence voters on…
Prop. 50: Californians head to polls to decide fate of redrawing congressional map
California voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide the fate of Proposition 50, a controversial ballot measure that would redraw the state’s congressional map and potentially shift five U.S. House seats to Democrats.
This November 4th California holds a special election in which millions of voters will decide whether or not to approve the new electoral maps of the state, the most populous in the country, proposed by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom. Californians will vote on the so-called Proposition 50, which seeks to counter the similar changes applied by the Texas Republican Government to extend the representation of the party in the Washington House of R…
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