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Special Election Day
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
What is a “Special Election”?
A special election is an election held at a time outside the normal election schedule to decide on a specific issue or to fill a vacancy. It is not a regularly scheduled general or primary election.
California’s Statewide Special Election — November 4, 2025
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This special election will allow voters to decide on Proposition 50, which concerns how congressional districts in California are drawn.
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Proposition 50 would authorize a new map of congressional districts drawn by the legislature, instead of by the independent commission, for the elections from 2026 through 2030.
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Key dates: Active registered voters will receive vote-by-mail ballots by October 6. Ballot drop-off sites and early vote-centers will be open ahead of Election Day, November 4.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE
- All U.S. Citizens, who are residents of California, at least 18 years old on Election Day, and who are not currently serving state or federal prison sentences for felony convictions are eligible to vote.
- All individuals who are not currently serving prison sentences for felony convictions, but are otherwise eligible can vote
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- Including those in county jails serving misdemeanor sentences or awaiting trial, and individuals on parole, probation, or mandatory supervision.
- Proposition 17 also restored the right to vote for people currently on parole for felony conviction.
- Formerly Incarcerated People (Voting Rights for the formerly incarcerated )
*If you haven’t registered to vote by November 4th, remember that you can still cast your vote in person.
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