In response to Texas potentially changing its congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm election to benefit Republicans, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the "Election Rigging Response Act," which will ask voters to allow California to also change its U.S. House districts in the middle of the decade.

Typically, House districts are drawn at the start of each decade following the decennial census. However, President Donald Trump has called on Texas to redraw its districts after Republicans received a boost from Latino voters in the last election. Texas' redrawn maps could potentially give Republicans an advantage in five seats currently held by Democrats.

Lawmakers in California approved three bills that seek to neutralize the impact of Texas' new maps. One bill allows California vot

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