SACRAMENTO, Calif. - 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.

Opponents say Prop. 50 is "a direct attack on democracy" that would undercut the work of an independent commission previously approved by voters. Former Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has spoken out against the revised districts.

Staging the statewide election is projected to cost taxpayers roughly $280 million.

Gerrymandering is a task typically done just once a decade, after each census — in an effort to give their parties’ candidates an edge in next year’s

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