Millions of dollars flow into redistricting battle on the November ballot

The same day the Legislature voted to call a special election to redraw California’s congressional districts and boost the number of Democrats in Congress, millions of dollars began pouring into campaigns supporting and opposing the move.

Voters will cast ballots on new congressional districts in November.

Millions of dollars began flowing into campaigns supporting and opposing an effort to redraw California’s congressional districts on the November ballot, notably $10 million from independent redistricting champion Charles Munger Jr.

The checks, reported Friday in state campaign finance disclosures, were made on Thursday, the day the state Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom called a special election to replace the congressional districts drawn by an independent commission in 2021 with n