The League of Women Voters urges all eligible voters to get ready to vote in the upcoming special election on Nov. 4 by registering to vote, studying fact-based information on Proposition 50, and casting an informed vote.
Vote-by-mail ballots for the Nov. 4 election will be sent to all active registered voters in early October, and the deadline to register to vote is Oct. 20. Now is the time to make sure your voter registration is up to date. To change your registration information, or to register to vote if you are new to the county, go to cavotes.org.
There will be a single question on the ballot. Voters are asked to vote yes or no on Proposition 50, which authorizes temporary changes to California’s Congressional District maps. The temporary maps will be used through 2030, and the Citizens Redistricting Commission will resume enacting district maps in 2031. If approved, the measure will also establish state policy to encourage the use of independent commissions to draw voting maps nationwide.
For more information on the Nov. 4 election and for unbiased information on Proposition 50, see the League of Women Voters Easy Voter Guide available at cavotes.org. To see how Proposition 50 will change electoral district maps, go to the state database at statewidedatabase.org.
As with every election, your vote is your voice. Make your voice heard: Register to vote and cast your ballot.
Janice Langley
Joanne Schultz
Wendy Brown
Jacquie Canfield
League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County
This article appears in Oct 16 – Oct 23, 2025.
38% of Californians voted for Trump. 18% of the members of the House of Representatives for California are Republicans. This disproportionate representation is bad enough and Newsom wants to make it worse? No on 50. Illinois, New York and Washington state are bad too.