LOS ANGELES \u2014 California voters on Tuesday will decide on Proposition 50 \u2014 a measure that, if passed, would temporarily allow new congressional maps to be implemented ahead of the 2026 midterm election.<\/p>\n
Los Angeles County vote centers on election day will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. In Orange County, on Election Day, all vote centers will also open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n
If voters are in line by 8 p.m., they can still cast their vote.<\/p>\n
The newly drawn congressional map for California would also highly favor Democrats until the 2030 election, at which point an independent commission would draw a new congressional map.<\/p>\n
Proposition 50 is an effort by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom to\u00a0counter a President Donald Trump-backed plan in Texas\u00a0to gain five more Republican seats.<\/p>\n
Newsom has said it\u2019s necessary to defend democracy, but California Republicans call it a power grab that will disenfranchise voters.<\/p>\n
Republicans currently hold nine of the state\u2019s 52 congressional seats.<\/p>\n
The latest California polling shows voters are leaning in favor of Proposition 50.<\/p>\n
Last month, the DOJ announced it is planning to monitor polling sites in Passaic County, New Jersey, and five counties in southern and central California: Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Riverside and Fresno. The goal, according to the DOJ, is \u201cto ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law.\u201d<\/p>\n
If you plan to vote by mail, ballots must be postmarked by election day and received by Nov. 12 to be counted.<\/p>\n