The California legislature will vote this week to schedule a November special election to allow voters to decide whether the state should throw out its independently drawn congressional maps and draw new ones in order to provide more favorable conditions for Democratic candidates in the state, counter Republicans' efforts in other states and flip the House next year to provide a check on President Donald Trump’s power.

The maps , released late Friday, would likely send five more California Democrats to Congress in 2026, though some of the districts remain competitive.

“It's not nearly as partisan as the Texas map. The Texas map is extremely partisan – weird shapes connecting places that are hundreds and hundreds of miles apart. The California map does look like a much more traditional

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