If Prop 50 passes, California will use new congressional district maps in the 2026 midterms. Here's why we're voting on this on Nov. 4.

Critically, the new California map would expire in 2030, at which point the state would redraw the lines through an independent redistricting commission. Some Democrats are already mobilizing around the gerrymandered map, starting to figure out who will run for the new blue districts, The New York Times reported.