OAKLAND, Calif. - A special election in California is heating up and could help decide who controls Congress. Voters will weigh in on Proposition 50, a ballot measure that would approve a redrawn congressional map designed to help Democrats gain five more U.S. House seats next year.

The measure comes after Texas Republicans , backed by President Donald Trump , advanced their own redistricting plan to lock in a similar advantage for the GOP ahead of the 2026 elections.

In August, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the "Election Rigging Act," triggering the special election that lets voters decide the fate of Prop. 50 this November.

Why Prop. 50 matters

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California’s yes or no vote could determine which party controls the narrowly divided U.S. House and whether Democrats ca

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