""Accuracy in voter information is essential to maintaining public trust in California's elections." said Secretary of State Shirley Weber. "We are taking swift, transparent action to ensure voters receive correct information. This mislabeling does not affect proposed districts, ballots, or the election process; it is solely a labeling error. Every eligible Californian can have full confidence that their vote will be counted and their representation is secure.""
"The voter guide was sent to California registered voters about Proposition 50, a ballot measure championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state Democrats to boost the number of Democrats in Congress. The proposal was in response to Texas and other GOP-led states trying to increase the number of Republicans in the House at the behest of President Trump to allow him to continue to enact his agenda during his final two years in office."
"The special election will take place on Nov. 4, but voters will begin receiving mail ballots in early October. On page 11 of the voter guide, a proposed and hotly contested congressional district that includes swaths of the San Fernando and Antelope valleys and is currently represented by Rep. George Whitesides (D-Agua Dulce) was mislabeled as congressional district 22. However, on more detailed maps contained in the voter guide, the district is properly labeled as district 27."
California mailed voter guides for a November special election that included a mislabeling of a proposed congressional district, prompting the Secretary of State to order corrective postcards likely to cost millions. The labeling error was confined to a statewide map entry and does not change proposed district lines, ballots, or the election process. The guide pertains to Proposition 50, supported by Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats to increase Democratic representation in Congress in response to GOP redistricting efforts. The special election is scheduled for Nov. 4, with mail ballots arriving in early October.
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