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Bill, which could shut down Huntington Beach's voter ID requirements, passes California Assembly

Aug 31, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -42% Medium Liberal

  • Reliability

    55% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    -50% Medium Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    20% Positive

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-11% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : The bill is directly at odds with Huntington Beach's Measure A, which states the city could implement voter ID requirements beginning with the 2026 election.
37% : "The claim by council members Van Der Mark, McKeon and Burns that their counterproductive actions -- pushing risky and costly ballot measures, pursuing wasteful and costly litigation, imposing illegal Voter ID requirements -- has no cost, is a lie.
33% : He has also said that a new bill like SB 1174 wouldn't be necessary if voter ID laws were already illegal, as Bonta asserted.

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