California Has Decided on the ‘Election Rigging Response Act’
Voters decided whether to adopt a state constitutional amendment overriding California’s independent redistricting commission and replacing the congressional map with new lines aimed at helping Democrats gain 5 seats in the 2026 midterm elections, as a response to Republican redistricting efforts in other states.
YES: 4,838,896
NO: 2,742,947
PASSED
Proposition 50: Election Rigging Response Act
Known as the “Election Rigging Response Act” this is a constitutional amendment that would allow the state to use a new legislature-drawn congressional map from 2026 through the 2030 elections instead of the one drawn by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
A Yes vote means the state would use the new maps starting in 2026 until the California Citizens Redistricting Commission draw new maps following the 2030 U.S. Census.
