A statewide special election will be held Tuesday to decide Proposition 50 , a measure that would authorize temporary changes to California congressional district maps in response to Texas redistricting efforts.

There are other measures and races on the ballot in some Bay Area counties, including in Fairfax in Marin County where voters will decide whether to recall elected officials there, and in Santa Clara County where voters will consider a sales tax and choose a new county assessor.

County elections office began mailing ballots on Oct. 6, and vote-by-mail ballots can be returned by mail, at a drop-off location, or a county elections office.

Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked on or before the Nov. 4 Election Day and received by Nov. 12.

A list of county election offices can b

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