California will ask voters this fall to decide whether to redraw this state’s congressional lines after its Democratic-controlled Legislature formally approved a sweeping redistricting plan on

California lawmakers passed a legislative package Thursday advancing a partisan redistricting plan aimed at winning Democrats five more U.S. House seats in the 2026 elections. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the legislation Thursday afternoon.

California will hold a statewide special election on Nov. 4, 2025, giving voters the final say on whether to adopt newly proposed congressional maps.