On Wednesday night, the California state supreme court declined an emergency request by Republican lawmakers, which sought to block the Democratic plan to temporarily get rid of the maps drawn by a voter-approved independent redistricting commission.

Now the California legislature will vote today on three bills that would allow for a November special election to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries – creating five new Democratic House seats in the process.

The aim is to offset Texas’s gains, after Republican lawmakers passed a gerrymandered map that nets five new GOP-house seats in 2026. An effort that came at Donald Trump’s behest, and has now escalated into a nationwide redistricting battle.

The new Texas map now heads to the state senate today for approval – where it is sure to advance – before being signed into law by the governor, Greg Abbott.

Meanwhile, Democrats have a supermajority at the Sacramento capitol, and will probably pass the new maps. It’s important to note that California’s proposed legislation has language that stipulates it only goes into effect if Texas’s new GOP-drawn map is approved.