California will hold a Nov. 4 special election on proposed new congressional maps, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday, calling the move a direct response to Republican-led mid-decade redistricting efforts in Texas, ABC News reported.

Newsom said the plan, if approved by voters, would allow California to redraw maps in 2026, 2028 and 2030, which he argued could help Democrats win control of the U.S. House of Representatives. “Don’t mess with the great Golden State,” Newsom said, accusing former President Donald Trump of trying to “rig the election.”

The governor’s remarks came as federal immigration agents conducted an operation outside the venue, which Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called a “provocative act.”

Republicans denounced the proposal as a partisan power grab. The measure will

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