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California lawmakers approve special election on new congressional maps

LOS ANGELES - A national political battle over redistricting is escalating as California lawmakers approved a special election that will be held Nov. 4 for voters to decide on the newly proposed congressional maps. Lawmakers voted mostly along party lines after hours of debate. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the legislation Thursday evening.

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California legislature passes congressional map bills

California's state legislature on Thursday passed the bills that comprise the state's plan to put new congressional bills on the ballot in a November special election, in retaliation for a congressional redistricting plan moving forward in Texas.

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Newsom signs legislation calling California special election on redrawn congressional map

California voters will decide in a November special election whether to approve a redrawn congressional map designed to help Democrats win five more U.S. House seats next year.

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California lawmaker blasts Newsom’s redistricting plan

Calif., joins ‘Fox Report’ to weigh in on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan to counter Texas Republicans’ move to update congressional maps.

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Campaign for Newsom redistricting plan for California begins

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is confident his redistricting plan to counter the Texas legislature's redistricting plan will be approved by voters in November. Lauren Toms reports on the start of the campaign.

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Calmatters: Gavin Newsoms Redistricting Plan Is On Its Way To Voters. What You Need To Know

Gavin Newsom's plan to counter President Donald Trump's election gerrymander in Texas with his own redistricting play in California is on its way to voters. The California Legislature on Thursday approved his proposal calling for a special election on a ballot measure that would suspend the state's current congressional districts,

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California voters will decide whether to adopt a new Democratic-drawn congressional map

Democratic legislators and Gov. Gavin Newsom are selling Thursday's plans for a November statewide vote as a counterweight to Texas Republicans' redistricting.

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California’s plan to redraw congressional maps in favor of Democrats now heads to voters

The contentious, Democratic-led proposal would establish new congressional district lines that favor Democrats until after ...

Texas and California near new partisan voting maps in a battle prompted by Trump

California and Texas, the country's two most populous states, are getting closer to redrawing their congressional districts ...

Redistricting tug-of-war bounces back to Texas after California lawmakers counterpunch

California lawmakers voted mostly along party lines Thursday to approve legislation calling for a special election in ...

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California Democrats approve Newsom’s redistricting plan after Texas House passes GOP-drawn maps

California Democrats passed a trio of redistricting bills Thursday, a day after Republicans in the Texas House passed new ...

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'Redistricting is the price of democracy': California assembly majority leader

Curry explains Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to counter Texas redistricting by redrawing California’s congressional maps.

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Texas Democrats return, continue to protest redistricting efforts by Republicans

Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives returned to Austin on Aug. 18, 2025, but their protest of redistricting ...

Texas Democrats Prepare Final Show of Resistance Against Republican-Backed Redrawn Maps

Texas Democrats are preparing their final show of resistance against a mid-decade redraw of the state's congressional map ...

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