California Governor Gavin Newsom (c) with Democrats from California and Texas will discuss a push to schedule a special election to redraw the California Legislature’s voting district at a press conference in Sacramento on August 8, 2025. Rich Pedron Seri/AP Photo
WASHINGTON – On August 14, California Gov. Gavin Newsom called for a special election to approve a map of the state legislature that was redrawn in a rezoning of the fight against Texas.
“We have maps on the votes and empower people,” he said at an event in Los Angeles. The vote will take place on November 4th, he said.
