The Nov. 4 special election is on Tuesday. California voters are deciding on Proposition 50, which would allow the state to redraw congressional maps ahead of next year’s midterm election.
Both supporters and opponents are making their final push for the measure, including Governor Gavin Newsom, who discussed prop 50 during a wide ranging interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker.
In San Jose, elected leaders and labor leaders spoke at a rally Sunday to remind voters to get their ballots in.
For most Californians, Prop 50 is the only thing they’ll see on the ballot.
The measure would allow the state to redraw a number of congressional districts, in an effort to allow Democrats to pick up seats. Supporters say the goal is to counterbalance a similar Republican action in Texas.
“Prop 50 gives us a chance to level the playing field to make sure that the votes in California are the same as votes in every other state in the union,” said Senator Adam Schiff.
In a wide-ranging interview with Meet the Press Moderator Kristen Welker, she asked Newsom if he thinks Prop 50 will pass Tuesday.
“I’m deeply confident, as long as we do everything that we set out to do in the next few days we don’t believe in running the 90-yard dash we peak 110-yard dash. But the people I have spoken so far in historic ways it’s a special election we’ve seen unprecedented number of ballots already sent in,” Newsom said.
Newsom has championed the ballot measure, but opponents of Prop 50 say even though Texas is redrawing congressional districts doesn’t mean California should follow suit.
“I’m a solid no this is bad governance for California the voters chose to have an independent redistricting commission and just because the Democrats have a super majority, they bum rushing this through,” said John Dennis with the Board of Directors CA Republican Party.
The polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday and will be open until 8 p.m. Voters can also drop off their vote by mail ballot at a polling place or ballot drop box.