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People cast their ballots at a vote center in Los Angeles, on November 4, 2025, where Proposition 50 is the only measure on the ballot in the state’s special election. Californians were voting November 4 in a ballot measure likely to further tilt the liberal state towards the Democrats, as the party seeks to neutralize gerrymandering ordered by President Donald Trump. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN/Getty Images)

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Election workers process ballots at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center on June 05, 2026. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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