California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that the Golden State will move forward with a special election in early November to place its own redistricting plan on a ballot measure before voters.

California's governor said on Friday he will ask voters to approve a ballot measure in November redrawing the state's congressional map in a way likely to create five more Democratic seats, escalating a redistricting war with the Republican-led state of Texas and President Donald Trump.

The Supreme Court has ruled that judges are powerless to review partisan gerrymandering. But courts can still enforce the Voting Rights Act provisions that protect minorities' voting power.