If passed, Prop 50 would give California lawmakers temporary authority to redraw congressional district maps through 2030, sparking debate over fair representation and political control.

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 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.

The Justice Department is preparing to send election observers to California and New Jersey next month, following requests from their state Republican parties.

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

State Attorney General Rob Bonta announced California will deploy its own election observers after U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said DOJ would monitor polls in five counties.

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.

In a poll, 66% of registered Latino voters in California were concerned about an immigration enforcement at a vote site.