Prop 50 passes: California voters approve redistricting measure that could shift US House power

The Brief

Californians have passed Prop. 50.

The measure allows California to temporarily redraw the state’s current congressional districts, in an effort for Democrats to gain five additional U.S. House seats.

Prop. 50 comes after Texas Republicans, backed by President Donald Trump, advanced their own redistricting plan earlier in the year.

LOS ANGELES - California voters have approved Proposition 50, the Election Rigging Response Act.

The AP called the race at 8 p.m.

Now approved, the ballot measure would allow the state to temporarily redraw California's congressional map, in an effort to help Democrats gain five more U.S. House seats next year. It's a move that could shift power in Washington and carry major implications for 2028.

The state would use new, legislatively dra