FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — With the statewide special election for Proposition 50 just two weeks away, Attorney General Rob Bonta shared a message to California voters.

“The right to freely cast your vote, and have it counted is the very foundation of our democracy,” the Attorney General said.

The single-item ballot will decide whether or not California’s current congressional district maps will be replaced by new boundaries, drawn by the state legislature.

Monday marked the final day to register to vote in advance of the election, although voters can still complete the Same-Day Voter Registration process and request their ballot in person through election day.

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But the number of in-person sites will be more limited.

“We only get 75 days to prepare for this election. That meant that we couldn’t get all the locations we want and we couldn’t get all the staffing necessary to properly staff those locations,” said Fresno County Clerk and Registrar of Voters James Kus.

In Fresno County, Kus is working to ensure voters know how to cast their ballot in this special, and sudden election.

“The opportunity is there for every member of the public to actually come down and see what’s going on, to ask those questions, and get their questions answered,” Kus said.

Fresno County currently has a record high 530,000 registered voters, but county records show as of this morning, just over 60,000 ballots have been returned, though many voters wait until the final days to cast a ballot.

The election comes in response to President Trump asking Texas to draw new maps that lead to five new republican districts.

“This was why the Governor proposed this, why the legislature worked on it was to neutralize the abuse of power from Texas. The redistricting that was blatantly partisan,” Bonta said.

If passed, the governor’s proposal would override maps created by an independent commission voters approved in 2010.

Opponents say Prop 50 creates ‘safe seats’ for Democrats that split up representation for communities, adding “two wrongs don’t make a right.”

Registered voters can find their nearest ballot drop off location at their counties local election website.

The election for Prop 50 will take place on November 4.

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