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California Approves Democratic Redistricting Plan

Californians line up to vote in the special election on Proposition 50, a congressional redistricting plan, at the California Museum in Sacramento, Calif., on Nov. 4, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Californians approved a ballot measure to redraw the state’s Congressional map that could give Democrats five additional seats in the U.S. House of