California voters approved Proposition 50 on Tuesday, Nov. 4, in a statewide special election that was announced less than three months prior. And in about a year, Californians will be back at the polls.

Tuesday is Election Day for California – the primary measure on the ballot: Proposition 50, a measure to redraw California's congressional map.

The measure is an attempt by Democrats to counteract Republican gerrymanders President Trump has sought in red states. If approved, it would change California’s congressional district boundaries to make it easier for Democrats to flip five seats now held by Republicans.

Democrat Ghazala Hashmi is projected to win the Virginia lieutenant governor's race, becoming the first Muslim women ever elected to statewide office in the country. She defeated Republican John Reid, a conservative talk radio host and founder of the cultural heritage organization The Virginia Council.

Proposition 50 is a ballot proposal appearing on California ballots that will determine whether the state will redraw its congressional voting districts to add as many as five Democrat-held seats to Congress.

Bomb threats to New Jersey polling stations, a voter roll mishap in Pennsylvania potentially affecting thousands of voters and warnings by President Donald Trump against California’s mail balloting system are marking the final day of voting in an

Here’s what to know about voting in today’s election. The Justice Department plans to monitor polling sites in five counties in California, a move that will likely heighten tensions on Election Day and in the days afterward during the vote-counting process.

More than 6.6 million ballots have been returned so far in California’s special election for Proposition 50, according to a data firm used by political campaigns.