California's secretary of state refutes viral claims that holes in ballot envelopes allow election officials to see how people voted on Proposition 50.

Some voters raised concerns about postage costs for mail in ballots in the 2025 special election. Here's from where that postage money comes.

California's special election on Nov. 4 is to authorize temporary use of new congressional district maps through 2030. Proposition 50 is an effort by Gov. Gavin Newsom to help Democrats win five additional seats in California to offset Trump’s moves in Texas to try to gain five Republican districts.

California voters will soon cast their ballot in the statewide special election on congressional redistricting.

Some counties have punched holes in envelopes as a way to help visually impaired voters. Social media posts claim it’s a way for Democrats to cheat.

A student's guide to voting in California's special election on Nov. 4 California’s statewide special election is coming up on Tuesday, November 4. Voters will decide whether to approve Proposition 50, authorizing new Congressional district maps. Are you ready to cast your vote?

With just under three weeks until the Nov. 4 special election, counting of received ballots will begin today, according to Stanislaus County Registrar of Voters Donna Linder.

With ballots for the Nov. 4 special election hitting mailboxes this week, the California Secretary of State’s office conducted an education webinar on Tuesday, Oct. 7, to walk voters through the election process while also encouraging people to cast their ballots early.

Mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day — Tuesday, Nov. 4 — and received by the elections office no later than seven days after Election Day, according to the California Secretary of State’s office. If you can’t get to the post office by the deadline, you can bring your ballot to a polling place by 8 p.m. on Election Day.