Proposition 50: 1 in 5 California voters have returned their ballots
According to election count data, as of Tuesday, October 28, 4,700,440 ballots had been returned for California's Proposition 50 special election
Early, one in five California voters has returned their ballots for the special election, demonstrating interest in Proposition 50, which seeks to temporarily allow changes in California's electoral districts.
According to a count by Political Data Inc., as of noon on Tuesday, October 28, 4,700,440 voters had returned their ballots, which is equivalent to 20% of the 23,073,355 ballots mailed by the California Secretary of State for the special election.
A majority of the votes received, 52%, are from registered Democratic voters, while 28% are from Republican voters. The remainder of the ballots received are from registered independent voters.