Prop 50 is a proposal to temporarily redraw California’s congressional district lines in an effort to create more Democratic seats in the House — an effort Gov. “In just a matter of days this special election will be your opportunity to stand up for Los Angeles and protect American democracy,” Rivas said. Los Angeles — we can be the ones who stop him. The secretary of state is California’s top election official, and the attorney general enforces the state’s election laws to ensure free and fair elections. The measure came in response to an effort in Texas for a mid-decade congressional redistricting that analysts said would give Republicans five additional seats.