OAKLAND, Calif. - California's Proposition 50 on the Nov. 4 special election ballot has put the state at the center of the nationwide battle over redistricting and gerrymandering to control the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026.

The battle to control the U.S. House of Representatives

What we know:

So far, early voting data by the firm Political Data, INC indicates more than 4.8 million ballots have been returned, about 21% of California voters.

In Oakland on Wednesday, sheriff's deputies delivered ballots they had collected from drop boxes around the county.

"We have about 230,000 votes in so far, representing a little over 20% of our voters," Alameda County Registrar Tim Dupuis said. "They can use their drop boxes, they can drop it in the mail or they can use our vote centers

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