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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: Voters in the U.S. state of California casted their ballots Monday, Nov. 3, in a special election on Proposition 50, a controversial constitutional amendment that would temporarily redraw the state's congressional districts.The measure, dubbed the "Election Rigging Response Act," was placed on the ballot by the Democrat-led state legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom. It is designed as a direct countermeasure to partisan redistricting efforts undertaken by Republicans in states like Texas.Polls leading up to the election showed a deep partisan divide. A UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll, co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times, found over 90% of Democrats in support of the measure, while a similar proportion of Republicans opposed it. Among independent voters, 57% were in favor.A "Yes" vote on Proposition 50 authorizes the state to adopt a new, temporary congressional district map drawn by the state legislature. This map would be used from the 2026 elections until the next regular redistricting cycle following the 2030 U.S. Census.Proponents argue the measure is a necessary response to counter Republican gerrymandering in other states, which they say unfairly affects the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives.A "No" vote means the current congressional maps, which were drawn by the independent, bipartisan California Citizens Redistricting Commission, would remain in effect until 2030.Opponents of the proposition criticize it as a partisan power grab that would abandon California's established independent redistricting process in favor of a map drawn by politicians to benefit one party.(Footage by Tayfun CoÅŸkun /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)