"About a quarter of voters in the Bay Area already have returned their ballot for the Nov. 4 special election, when California will decide the fate of a gerrymandering plan backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, former President Barack Obama and other Democrats. Election officials have received and accepted about 1.3 million ballots in the nine Bay Area counties, according to the most recent figures from the California Secretary of State's office Friday. That's about 28% of all ballots sent to Bay Area voters."
"If approved, Proposition 50 would replace the state's U.S. House of Representatives districts with maps drawn by Democrats in the state Legislature to make five Republican-held seats in Central and Southern California more likely to flip Democratic. Most of the solidly Democratic Bay Area where Democrats already represent all the congressional districts would not see major changes. Newsom and other proponents of the plan have said it's an unfortunate but necessary response to GOP officials in Texas,"
About 1.3 million ballots have been received and accepted from nine Bay Area counties, roughly 28% of ballots sent to Bay Area voters and 23% of ballots returned statewide. Statewide about 25% of voters have returned ballots so far, with millions of voters still able to return theirs before Nov. 4 or by mail postmark deadlines. Mailed ballots must be postmarked on or before Nov. 4 and received by Nov. 12; in-person drop-offs must arrive before 8 p.m. Nov. 4. Proposition 50 would replace current U.S. House maps with legislature-drawn maps aimed at making five Republican-held seats more likely to elect Democrats. The Bay Area would see few changes. Proponents cite Texas gerrymandering as the rationale. The Yes on 50 campaign has significantly out-raised opponents and secured high-profile Democratic endorsements, and polls show majority support among likely California voters.
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