California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law the Election Rigging Response Act, officially known as Proposition 50, in direct response to Texas Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting efforts.
The bold move puts a new congressional map before California voters on November 4, 2025, that could flip five Republican-held seats to Democrats. This comes after President Donald Trump called on Texas to redraw its maps to give the GOP five additional seats in the 2026 midterm elections.
