Gavin Newsom faces backlash after criticizing DOJ's plan to send federal election monitors to California, with officials noting the practice is standard.

The short answer is no, according to the California secretary of state’s office. “The only possible impact would be if United States Postal Service operations were interrupted and the USPS has noted that their operations won’t be interrupted,” a spokesperson for the secretary of state said in an email.

The department will monitor elections at five sites in California and one in New Jersey ahead of elections in both states on Nov. 4, the agency announced Friday.

The Justice Department is preparing to send election observers to California and New Jersey next month, following requests from their state Republican parties.

The California special election to decide Proposition 50 is Nov. 4, and voting centers open across many California counties starting Saturday, Oct. 25. Here is information on how to track your ballot.

Voters can find help at these centers with obtaining a replacement ballot, registering to vote, casting a provisional ballot and more.

California is gearing up for an election to decide whether the state will redraw congressional lines in an effort to help Democrats gain five more seats in the U.S. House. Here's what to know.

Everything's getting so political because you're either blue or red. That's not the way it's supposed to be.' Shasta County voters speak out.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in an interview on “CBS News Sunday Morning” that he would be “lying” if he denied plans to consider a presidential bid. Asked whether it would be fair to say he would give a presidential bid “serious thought” after the midterm elections, the governor agreed.