A statewide special election in California this fall, in which a redistricting question will be on the ballot, could cost over $280 million.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and California Democrats are putting a ballot question before voters in November, allowing them to redistrict the state’s congressional map. Newsom has repeatedly said he only pursued a move to redistrict in response to Texas Republicans’ effort to gerrymander their state further.

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Only 17 of California’s 58 counties had slated local special elections on Nov. 4, but no

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