California Bill Banning Voter ID Laws Passes Legislature, Awaits Governor's Signature

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : During the March 5 primary election, voters in Huntington Beach, a charter city in Orange County, approved a charter amendment to allow voter ID requirements in city elections starting in 2026.
51% : The measure would ban local governments such as Huntington Beach -- where voters recently gave the City Council the go-ahead to impose such a requirement -- from enacting voter ID laws and makes clear the state has exclusive jurisdiction when it comes to the voter verification process.
47% : He said as a charter city, under Article XI, Section 5 (b) of the California Constitution, Huntington Beach has a right to have voter ID, and the state will lose any legal challenges it brings.
45% : In a recent Assembly Local Government bill analysis, Min argued that voter ID requirements only create barriers for voters but don't protect against fraud, as voters already must verify their identity when they register.
44% : An overwhelming body of evidence proves that voter ID laws only subvert voter turnout and create barriers to law-abiding voters," he said.

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