California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said Monday that the state will monitor the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) election observers ahead of next week’s general election.  During a virtual news

The short answer is no, according to the California secretary of state’s office. “The only possible impact would be if United States Postal Service operations were interrupted and the USPS has noted that their operations won’t be interrupted,” a spokesperson for the secretary of state said in an email.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom opens up about Donald Trump, Republicans and what he thinks they’re trying to do when aiming to redistrict.

The campaign’s final weeks have turned into a statewide scramble to persuade California voters to temporarily override the independent redistricting commission that they approved less than two decades ago.

It’s common to see election observers at voting stations, but generally less so for them to come from the federal government. Some from the Trump administration will be on the ground in several California counties next month.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that the federal administration would deploy staff to evaluate California’s Nov. 4 redistricting election.

California residents who are eligible can register and vote through Election Day. But if you want a ballot mailed to your door beforehand, you’ll have to register online before the deadline at midnight on Monday. (You can also check your voter registration status at the link above.)

California Republicans launched a ballot initiative to require voter ID, needing 875,000 signatures for 2026 ballot with over 300,000 collected so far.

As in-person voting begins in California’s special election on redistricting, Gov. Gavin Newsom has repeatedly asserted that the Trump administration could send immigration agents to polling places in an attempt to intimidate voters and depress turnout.