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What to know about California’s Prop 50 special election

Voters across the state have until Monday, October 20, to register for the November 4 Statewide Special Election, where they will decide on Proposition 50, a measure proposing temporary ... Read More

What to Know About the California Special Election

Some 23 million voters have received mail ballots for the Nov. 4 election. The only statewide measure this fall is a redistricting plan spearheaded by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Read More

What to know about California's Proposition 50 redistricting measure and the Nov. 4 special election

Ballots have been mailed out for California's Nov. 4 special election on Proposition 50, a measure that would redraw the state's congressional district map if approved. Read More

California voters could see faster election results under new state law

California is known for taking weeks to tally its ballots, causing uncertainty and frustration among voters. That could change with a faster turnaround under a new state law. Read More

California redistricting fight has voters pushing back - against Trump and Newsom

California voters are headed to the polls to cast ballots on Prop. 50, Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting plan aimed at pushing back on Republicans. Read More

California redistricting ballot measure could cost over $280 million in special election: Report

A statewide special election in California this fall, in which a redistricting question will be on the ballot, could cost over $280 million. Read More

California's 2025 election voter guide contains an error. Here's how the state will fix it.

California will spend more money amid a significant budget shortfall as the state will have to mail out correction postcards ahead of the November special election. The California Secretary of the ... Read More

Shasta surrogates of a voter law measure ask county to approve it, keep it off ballot

Members of a Shasta County group that rallied and spent months collecting signatures to put on a future ballot a measure that essentially would override California election laws is now encouraging the ... Read More

California’s long-running saga over local tax measures might return to the ballot

The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is promoting a potential measure for the 2026 ballot that would reinstate the two-thirds vote for local special taxes, regardless of how they made the ... Read More

California Gov. Newsom signs bills aimed at protecting elections from interference

Chelsea Hylton is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. An Inglewood native, Hylton has her master's degree from USC. She covers local breaking news across the Southern California region. Before joining ... Read More

Justice Department sues California, other states that have declined to share voter rolls

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley Weber take questions after announcing a lawsuit to protect voter rights in April 2024. (Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press) The U.S. Read More