Many Californians would have new representatives in Congress if voters approve a special measure backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to temporarily redraw election boundaries with maps drawn by Democrats.

Local elections officials had expressed concerns about the cost of implementing a last-minute special election.

Governor Newsom signs "Election Rigging Response Act" to counter Trump administration's impact on California's democracy.

The election will determine whether the state will adopt new Democrat-leaning congressional districts in response to Texas’ Republican-favored redistricting.

California lawmakers on Thursday began passing a series of bills aimed at drawing new congressional maps, as Democrats try to counter a Republican-driven effort in Texas.

Right now, one county in California –– Sacramento County - is known to livestream its elections. The footage shows staff conducting ballot tabulations, which entails placing ballots through scanners.

SACRAMENTO — Ratcheting up the pressure in the escalating national fight over control of Congress, the California Legislature on Thursday approved a November special election to ask voters to redraw the state’s electoral lines to favor Democrats and thwart President Trump’s far-right policy agenda.

Former President Barack Obama is in favor of California’s redistricting plan. The former president threw his support behind the effort while the state legislature continues to advance bills to convene a special election in November, when voters would decide whether to implement congressional maps for the next three elections.