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Gavin Newsom is pushing forward with plans to hold a special election for redistricting.
The election is planned for November.
Newson said, “We have till Aug. 22. With the leadership behind me, they will get this on the ballot. We’re calling for a special election, that will be the first week of November.”
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Friday they were moving forward with plans to hold a special election in November for voters to approve a ballot measure that would ultimately allow Democrats to pass a new House map ahead of 2026.
“We have till Aug. 22. With the leadership behind me, they will get this on the ballot. We’re calling for a special election, that will be the first week of November,” Newsom said.
The governor — flanked by several California lawmakers, as well as Texas Democrats who fled their state — said they did not want to eliminate the independent redistricting commission in charge of drawing the map.
“We are talking about emergency measures to respond to what’s happening in Texas, and we will nullify what happens in Texas,” Newsom vowed.
The election is expected to cost over $200 million.
A spokesperson for the Secretary of State’s office estimates the bill for the statewide election would still be north of $200 million, more than it cost to hold the Newsom recall election in 2021, when there were no other elections taking place. Most of the costs associated with an election are related to printing ballots and envelopes.
“Inflation has gone pretty wild in the last four or five years,” said spokesperson Jim Patrick. In Plumas County for instance, Registrar of Voters Marcy DeMartile estimates a special election in November could cost her county about $65,000 — only $3,000 less than the county spent in 2021 — even with a school board election already planned for some voters, and ballots consolidated.
“Costs are higher,” DeMartile said. “Paper is higher, printing is higher, postage is higher.”
Elections officials would also incur costs and time pressures involved with identifying and booking vote centers and soliciting enough volunteer workers to man in-person polls.
California is already heavily favoring the Democrats.
Only 17% of the California delegation is Republican.