Authorizes temporary changes to congressional district maps in response to Texas' partisan redistricting. Results last updated on Nov 4th at 4:04 PM .

Proposition 50 gives Democrats opportunity to gain five seats, potentially offsetting Republican redistricting efforts in Texas and other states.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a rising star in the Democratic party, has a lot at stake in Tuesday’s election. In August, Newsom unveiled a proposal to redraw California’s congressional maps, calling

A plan to redraw California’s congressional districts, known as Proposition 50, has passed in Tuesday’s election, in a blow to President Donald Trump.

In a survey by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies that was co-sponsored by The Times, more than 9 out of 10 Democrats support Proposition 50 and a similar proportion of Republicans oppose it. Among voters who belong to other parties, or identify as “no party preference,” 57% favored the ballot measure, while 39% opposed it.

Californians will vote Tuesday on Proposition 50, a measure that would temporarily redraw the state’s congressional maps to put Democrats in position to possibly flip five seats. The state’s redistric

California voters are deciding whether to change their state’s congressional district boundaries to favor Democrats