Californians will vote in a special election in November to determine if the Legislature should redraw the Congressional district lines in a move to set Democrats up to gain more seats in 2026.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom held a rally in Los Angeles on Thursday with fellow Democrats to officially announce that the partisan redistricting plan will appear in front of the voters in response to redistricting efforts in Texas.

The backstory: Newsom has floated the idea of mid-decade redistricting over the last few weeks after Texas took steps to do the same. • While any potential maps have not been publicly released yet, reports showed that the Legislature would target five districts currently represented by Republicans. • California’s Congressional map is drawn by an independent citizen

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