Los Angeles County has begun sending vote-by-mail ballots to all registered voters in the county ahead of the Nov. 4 statewide special election on congressional redistricting, and state officials urged residents Thursday to cast their ballots early.

The election includes one measure, Proposition 50, which is a proposal to temporarily redraw California’s congressional district lines in an effort to create more Democratic seats in the House — an effort Gov. Gavin Newsom says will offset a similar move in Texas designed to create more Republican seats.

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s Office officials said voters can return their ballots be placing them in any of more than 400 drop boxes across the county, sending them through the mail by election day or visiting one of

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