{"id":200809,"date":"2026-03-02T17:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/200809\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T17:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:46:10","slug":"california-voter-id-petition-to-be-submitted-after-1-3m-signatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/200809\/","title":{"rendered":"California voter ID petition to be submitted after 1.3M signatures"},"content":{"rendered":"

A\u00a0California\u00a0voter ID ballot measure that has gained over 1.3 million\u00a0signature<\/a>s\u00a0is set to be submitted in all 58 counties this week, triggering five statewide rallies to promote the initiative.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe California Voter ID Initiative is a common-sense and bipartisan way to restore the trust and confidence all voters should have in our election system,\u201d Carl DeMaio, a Republican California State Assemblymember<\/a>, told\u00a0The Californian Post.<\/p>\n

The initiative aims to \u201cverify the identity of individuals casting ballots in our elections,\u201d claiming it would address any concerns about voter fraud.<\/p>\n

\"VotersVoters line up to cast their ballots in the Proposition 50 special election on redistricting in Garden Grove, Nov. 4, 2025. MediaNews Group via Getty Images<\/p>\n

More than 80% of votes cast in the 2024 election<\/a> in California were mailed in \u2014 compared to about 29% nationwide.<\/p>\n

\u201cOther states that have implemented Voter ID programs have seen an increase in participation in their elections, including an increase in minority voting,\u201d said DeMaio, who is leading the ballot measure and signature drive through Reform California, after the bill failed in Sacramento.<\/p>\n

If approved by voters in November, the measure would amend the California Constitution to require photo identification to cast a ballot<\/a> in every election. It would also require state election officials to verify the citizenship status of registered voters and maintain accurate voter rolls.<\/p>\n

\"RepublicanAssemb. Carl DeMaio said the voter ID Initiative will \u201crestore the trust \u2026 voters should have in our election system.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n

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California is one of only 14 US states<\/a> that do not require voter ID.<\/p>\n

\u201cDivisive politicians with partisan agendas will try to politicize this effort, but the fact remains that over 70 percent of voters, including a majority of Democratic voters, support the initiative. Nearly half of the 1.35 million signatures we collected came from Democrats and Independents,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Opponents of the measure argue that it would impose sweeping new restrictions on how every Californian casts their ballot and would harm communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis voter ID measure is not about protecting voters; it is about importing the current federal administration\u2019s election lies and intimidation tactics into California,\u201d said Jenny Farrell, executive director of the League of Women Voters of California. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt would expose voters\u2019 sensitive personal information, create new ways to reject eligible ballots, and wrongly target voters through error-prone citizenship checks.\u201d<\/p>\n

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