Voters will be tasked with approving new congressional maps in a special election in November, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced.

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) announced that the state will move forward with a plan to redraw congressional maps, as Democrats fight against Donald Trump and the GOP's gerrymandering push. Newsom called for a special election on November 4th to introduce new U.

Democratic lawmakers and their allies announced a special-election campaign on Thursday asking voters to allow California’s congressional districts to be redrawn to decrease the size of the state’s Republican delegation — a move that could determine control of Congress next year and stymie President Trump’s agenda. The effort is an attempt to counter GOP-led states, notably Texas, attempting to redraw their congressional maps to decrease Democratic ranks in the U.S. House of Representatives at Trump’s behest. Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has created and edited video for DreamWorks, YouTube, Microsoft, Sony and BET.