What to Know
- Prop 50 is the only question before voters in Tuesday’s California special election in California.
- The measure asks the state’s 23 million registered voters whether they authorize temporary changes to congressional district maps approved by state lawmakers.
- Congressional district maps are usually redrawn once a decade after each census and by an independent voter-approved redistricting commission in California.
- Prop 50 is a response led by Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats to redistricting in Texas that came at the urging of President Trump in an effort to gain Republican seats in the U.S. House.
- Prop 50 could open a pathway to flip up to five of 435 U.S. House seats in favor of Democrats.
Voters approved Prop 50, a congressional redistricting measure backed by Gov. Newsom as a response to a gerrymandering effort in Texas urged by President Trump, according to an NBC News projection. Follow below for live updates below.
