California,
vote yes
on Prop 50

Election Day is Tuesday, November 4, 2025!

Here’s all the information you need to vote.

Returning your ballot

All active California registered voters will receive a vote-by-mail ballot from their county elections office starting October 6, 2025. You should complete and return your ballot as soon as possible!

You can return your ballot:

  • By dropbox:
    Ballot drop-off locations open on October 7, 2025. Your ballot must be dropped off by 8pm Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
  • At an in-person vote center:
    You can return your ballot at any vote center. Vote Centers open starting on October 25, 2025. Your ballot must be dropped off by 8pm Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
  • By mail:
    If you’re returning your ballot by mail, your ballot must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by November 12, 2025, to be counted.

To find a ballot drop-off location or early vote center visit https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/

Voting in-person

  • Where to go: Find your polling location. Vote centers open for early in-person starting on October 25, 2025.
  • What to bring: First-time voters must show ID when they vote. Bring a photo ID or a recent utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows your name and current address.

Register to vote for this election

  • You can register online by October 20, 2025, and receive a ballot in the mail.
  • You can register to vote in person at a voting center until Election Day, November 4, 2025.

About Prop 50

Proposition 50 proposes new lines for many of California's 52 congressional districts. Under the proposed lines, Democrats could gain up to 5 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. If passed, the new California congressional districts would be in effect for the 2026, 2028, and 2030 elections, until redistricting is returned to the state's independent redistricting commission in 2030. Proposition 50 needs to be passed with a simple majority vote (50% of the vote +1 additional vote).

Prop 50 was put on the ballot by Governor Newsom and Democratic state legislators in direct response to the Trump administration and Texas Republican state leaders redrawing their congressional districts to gain up to 5 Republican House seats in the 2026 election. The Texas maps minimize the voting power of Black and Latino voters and people who voted for Kamala Harris in 2024. Several other Republican and Democratic-governed states are also exploring middecade redistricting, including Florida, Missouri, Ohio, New York, Illinois, and Indiana.

What’s at stake with
Prop 50

Majority control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate determines which federal policies are considered and passed, and if and how there will be checks and balances on the president and the U.S. Supreme Court. Republicans currently have a narrow 219-212 majority in the House (with 4 vacancies — 3 Democratic seats and 1 Republican) and a 51-49 majority in the Senate.

Trump and the Republican House and Senate majorities passed a federal budget that will cut healthcare coverage for 15 million people, cut housing support by more than half, raise the cost of student loans for nearly 43 million student loan borrowers, defund Planned Parenthood, and much more — all to pay for tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy and triple the budget for inhumane immigration enforcement. In contrast, House and Senate Democrats have authored bills to restore healthcare funding, expand Medicare to provide health insurance to all Americans, fund more affordable housing, make public colleges and universities tuition-free, protect abortion nationwide, and provide a pathway to citizenship.

California is currently represented by 43 Democrats and 9 Republicans in the House, and 2 Democrats in the Senate. If voters pass Proposition 50, California House representation could shift to 48 Democrats and 4 Republicans, and determine majority control of the House. The debate about Proposition 50 is not just about politics — it’s about how Californians can best protect voters and residents in the state, nationally, and internationally. Mid-decade redistricting is being led by political parties, but in California, voters will have the final say on the new map and on how we want our leaders to stand up for our state.

California voter ID rules

First-time voters must show ID when they vote.

Acceptable forms of ID include:

  • a current and valid photo identification; or
  • a recent utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows your name and current address.

Click here to learn more about California voter ID laws here.