California's secretary of state refutes viral claims that holes in ballot envelopes allow election officials to see how people voted on Proposition 50.

California voters are headed to the polls to cast ballots on Prop. 50, Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting plan aimed at pushing back on Republicans.

A student's guide to voting in California's special election on Nov. 4 California’s statewide special election is coming up on Tuesday, November 4. Voters will decide whether to approve Proposition 50, authorizing new Congressional district maps. Are you ready to cast your vote?

Ballots have been mailed out for California's Nov. 4 special election on Proposition 50, a measure that would redraw the state's congressional district map if approved.

More than 1 million ballots have been turned in so far in California’s special election to decide Proposition 50, according to a data firm used by political campaigns.

Learn how to vote in California’s Nov 4 special election and what Prop 50 could mean for congressional maps and the 2026 midterms.

Mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day — Tuesday, Nov. 4 — and received by the elections office no later than seven days after Election Day, according to the California Secretary of State’s office. If you can’t get to the post office by the deadline, you can bring your ballot to a polling place by 8 p.m. on Election Day.

Nearly 100 stolen election ballots were discovered this week at a Northern California homeless encampment, prompting an investigation by local law enforcement and election officials.

California's special election on Nov. 4 is to authorize temporary use of new congressional district maps through 2030. Proposition 50 is an effort by Gov. Gavin Newsom to help Democrats win five additional seats in California to offset Trump’s moves in Texas to try to gain five Republican districts.