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Make It Make Sense
We help explain the Prop. 50 results, what it all means for your life in Southern California and what comes next.
Make It Make Sense is a limited-run newsletter that’s your lifeline for before and after California's Nov. 4, 2025 special election. Who’s donating money? What does it mean? How is that money shaping the conversation and what you, the voter, are hearing about? We’ll dig into all these questions and more. After the election, we’ll let you know the results and what it means for your life in Southern California.
What to expect
You’ll get occasional emails in the lead-up to the Nov. 4 election that will explain what’s on the ballot and the money behind it.
After Nov. 4, we’ll keep tabs on election results and the ballot count. The winning side could be clear within a day or take weeks to determine, depending on how close the vote is. We won’t call the race ourselves, but we’ll know it’s over if one side concedes or the Associated Press calls the race. Once the result is in, we’ll explain what it means for your life and the larger national fight over redistricting. We’ll wrap it all up by the end of November.
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The lawsuit claims new congressional maps violate the 14th and 15th Amendments.
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The closely watched election could influence which political party controls the House of Representatives after next year's midterms.
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Every ballot filed in the upcoming special election requires a voter’s signature. Here's a look at how the process to verify them works.
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The measure would replace the congressional lines drawn by the redistricting commission with ones drawn by Democrats for the next three elections.
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The announcement on Friday comes a day before vote centers are set to open for polling across California.
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Viral videos have spread false claims about the envelope holes, but they’re there for specific reasons.
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For voters in remote or rural areas, ballots dropped in the mail on the last day of the Nov. 4 special election may not get postmarked in time to count. The state Attorney General’s Office has released a map of where delays may occur.
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This measure on the Nov. 4, 2025, California ballot is part of a larger battle for control of the U.S. House of Representatives next year.
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But legal experts say he lacks the constitutional authority to do so.
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The special election was controversial because it overrode the board’s appointment to the seat.
