If Californians vote in favor of the measure on Nov. 4, the number of Republicans in California's House — nine of 52 total members — would likely be cut in half.

The Justice Department will send election monitors to Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Kern and Fresno counties.

With less than two weeks before election day, California voters appear poised to pass the state’s redistricting measure, Proposition 50, to counter Republican redistricting efforts in Texas to

The latest Emerson poll, conducted on October 20 and October 21, shows Hilton with a slim lead in the crowded field to replace outgoing Governor Gavin Newsom in California next year. The Republican has the support of 16 percent of California's likely voters, whereas Porter is backed by 15 percent.

Republican Representative Kevin Kiley, who hails from a blue state, isn’t a fan of the gerrymandering war his party instigated.