The 2025 California Special Election will be held on November 4, 2025.
The 2025 California “special election” is to decide whether to temporarily change California’s Congressional voting districts through 2030 and then give map-drawing back to the Citizens Redistricting Commission in 2031. Voters will also decide on whether the state should encourage the use of independent commissions to draw voting maps across the U.S.A.
President Trump asked Texas to redraw congressional districts to help Republicans, so Governor Newsom asked the California Legislature to do the same for Democrats.
In this special election, voters will vote on Propostion 50 to decide if California can use these new maps for all congressional elections through 2030. You can find the new and old map here.
Key Dates and Information
Every registered voter in California will receive a ballot in the mail about a month before Election Day. You can choose to return the ballot by mail, drop it off, or vote in person.
- The last day to register to vote for the November 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election is October 20, 2025.
- The county elections office will begin mailing ballots by October 6, 2025.
- Vote-by-mail ballots
- Vote-by-mail ballots can be returned by mail, at a drop-off location, or your county elections office.
- Early vote-by-mail ballot voting period is from October 6 through November 4, 2025.
- Ballot drop-off locations open on October 7, 2025.
- Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by November 12, 2025.
- Election Day: Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on November 4, 2025, Election Day!
After returning your ballot, check WheresMyBallot.sos.ca.gov to find out where your ballot is in the process and when it has been accepted.
Resources
- Easy Voter Guide (English)
- Ve Y Vota (En Español) Coming Soon
- CA Secretary of State - 2025 CA Special Election
- Contra Costa County - 2025 CA Special Election
- Official Voter Information Guide
- VOTE411
- Elections and Voting (LWVDV)
LWVDV Activities
- Get the Lowdown on California Prop 50 (A Community Conversation) -10/9/25 on Zoom
- Prop 50 Pros & Cons Presentation, Concord - 9/30/25
- Prop 50 Pros & Cons Presentation, Antioch - 10/2/25
- Prop 50 Pros & Cons Presentation, San Ramon -10/2/25
