President Donald Trump has for years told outlandish lies about elections in Democratic-dominated California. Trump made more false claims on the subject in a Fox News interview

As a result, said Inside Elections, "With new maps in Texas, Ohio, Missouri, and potentially Indiana, and Florida, Republicans could gain as many as 13 or 14 seats thanks to redistricting alone. Add to the GOP seats already in play, and Democrats would have to flip 17 seats

California faces a significant financial burden with a special election costing around $282 million statewide.

The cost of putting California’s partisan redistricting ballot measure before voters this fall is expected to run the state $282.6 million, eclipsing the final bill of the last statewide special election.

On Nov. 4, California voters will decide whether to redraw political boundaries to create more Democratic seats. The ballot measure aims to counter an effort by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and President Donald Trump to add an equal number of Republican seats in that state.

California 's special election over redistricting costs $282 million. It's the total cost for a statewide special election scheduled for Nov. 4, which will ask voters to either approve or reject proposed redrawn congressional maps. Those maps are designed to help Democrats gain as many as five U.S. House of Representative seats.

If enough signatures are verified, the proposed Shasta County referendum would likely be on the June 2026 ballot.

A statewide special election in California this fall, in which a redistricting question will be on the ballot, could cost over $280 million.

The bill, backed by Sen. Alex Padilla, would require all states to adopt independent redistricting commissions.