Prop. 50: Your questions about how to vote in the special redistricting election answered

The art of redrawing congressional boundary lines may be complicated and convoluted — but figuring out how to cast your ballot doesn’t have to be.

California voters are being asked to decide whether to enact new, partisan maps that determine who represents them in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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In California, it’s generally up to a group of commissioners — a mix of Democrats, Republicans and people who belong to neither of the two major parties — to draw boundary lines for electoral districts, including Congress. But Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Democrats are asking voters to implement gerrymandered maps for the next three congressional elections, starting in 2026,