California voters will decide in less than two weeks whether or not they support Prop. 50 – a statewide redistricting ballot measure that, if approved, would give Democrats an advantage to win five of the Golden State’s 52 congressional seats in the next election.

The Nov. 4 special election will determine whether or not state officials will adopt a temporary voting Congressional District map they drafted to favor Democrats in five congressional races till the end of the decade.

As it stands, Republicans only hold nine U.S. House Seats from California.

Proponents, including Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Democratic party, argue that the temporary change is a direct response to a similar redistricting effort in Texas favoring Republican candidates – a move Democrats call a power gr

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