The ongoing government shutdown is expected soon to delay food benefits and impact pay for federal employees . But will it have any effect on California’s special election on redistricting ?

The short answer is no, according to the California secretary of state’s office.

“The only possible impact would be if United States Postal Service operations were interrupted and the USPS has noted that their operations won’t be interrupted,” a spokesperson for the secretary of state said in an email.

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Natashi Garvins, a spokesperson for the U.S. Postal Service in Southern California, confirmed that.

“U.S. Postal Service operations will not be interrupted in the event of a government shutdown, and all Post

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