REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - California voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide the fate of Proposition 50, a controversial ballot measure that would redraw the state’s congressional map and potentially shift five U.S. House seats to Democrats.

According to state election officials, about 24 million Californians are eligible to vote, and more than 6 million ballots have already been returned.

Across the state, top Democratic leaders are making a final push to turn out voters.

A delegation of Democratic members of Congress joined Governor Gavin Newsom and Representative Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco on Monday, urging support for the measure. The group included Representatives Kevin Mullin, Zoe Lofgren, Lateefah Simon, and Eric Swalwell.

They framed Proposition 50 as a response to Texas’

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