OAKLAND, Calif. - Proposition 50 has passed, paving the way for a dramatic, but temporary, redrawing of California's congressional maps.

The Associated Press called the race in favor of Prop. 50 immediately as polls closed at 8 p.m. on Tuesday.

Promoted by Democratic leaders like California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi as a necessary countermeasure to Republican-led redistricting efforts in Texas, Prop. 50 – also known as the Election Rigging Response Act – will temporarily allow the state legislature to decide the state’s district maps from 2026 through 2030.

After that period, the power will return to the independent California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

The new map was submitted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which argues

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