Prop 50 would divide a part of Clovis into 3 congressional districts

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- Valley voters are now casting their ballots in California's special election.

"From what I've seen, it can change how things go per party," Clovis voter Alex said.

Proposition 50 would temporarily redistrict the state, allowing partisan lawmakers to draw the lines instead of an independent commission.

Congressional boundaries would shift everywhere, giving Democrats an upper hand in next year's midterm elections.

In the Central Valley, which is home to a third of the state's Republicans in Congress, the City of Clovis would go from one congressional district to three near the corner of Gettysburg and Sunnyside avenues.

The Clovis City Council has voted to formally oppose the change.

"You can't look at this from just a local perspective," Lonny Johnson with t