California Voters to Determine Fate of Landmark Redistricting Proposal

Gov. Gavin Newsom calls the vote a chance for ‘Californians to save democracy,’ while opponents say the proposed maps will dilute the voice of rural residents.

People walk past a voting site at the California Museum in Sacramento, Calif., on Nov. 1, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Millions of voters across California will cast their ballots Tuesday in a statewide special election to weigh a temporary redistricting plan known as Proposition 50, which would likely allow Democrats to gain five more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Opinions are split across the state, prospective voters told The Epoch Times in the days before the Nov. 5 election.