If passed, Prop 50 would give California lawmakers temporary authority to redraw congressional district maps through 2030, sparking debate over fair representation and political control.

Ballots have been mailed out to Californians for the upcoming Nov. 4 statewide special election to decide Proposition 50, a measure that would authorize temporary changes to the state congressional district maps.

Journalists at public radio stations across California spoke with residents, business leaders and politicos in each of the districts that could flip under Proposition 50.

There's one topic dominating California's election season this year: Proposition 50, an effort to redraw the state's congressional maps in order to create five new Democratic seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Prop. 50 would enact a congressional map that helps Democrats, but a new analysis finds it doesn’t change Californians’ representation much on other measures.