State to mail millions of postcards to fix error in voter guide

Californians were mailed inaccurate voter guides about the November special election asking them whether to redraw congressional district boundaries, according to the secretary of state's office.

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THE NEW special election voter guide has a labeling error. Above, a 2021 guide.

The state agency announced that it would mail postcards correcting the information to voters, which is likely to cost millions of dollars.

"Accuracy in voter information is essential to maintaining public trust in California's elections," said Secretary of State Shirley Weber. "We are taking swift, transparent action to ensure voters receive correct information. This mislabeling does not affect proposed districts, ballots or the election process; it is solely a labeling error. Every eligible Californian can have full confidence that their vote will be counted and their representation is secure."

The voter guide was sent to California registered voters about Proposition 50, a ballot measure championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state Democrats to try to boost the number of Democrats in Congress.

The proposal was in response to Texas and other GOP-led states trying to increase the number of Republicans in the House at the behest of President Trump.

The special election will take place Nov. 4, but voters will begin receiving mail ballots in early October.