Gavin Newsom bans California from requiring ID to vote

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : The new measure, which becomes effective on January 1, 2025, makes California one of 14 states that do not require voter ID for elections, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
47% : California's Democratic lawmakers have introduced multiple bills aimed at closing loopholes in election laws, particularly to prevent conservative-leaning places like Shasta County from adopting voter ID or other restrictive measures.
25% : Efforts to impose voter ID requirements or eliminate electronic voting machines, such as those attempted in Shasta County, are part of a movement spurred by baseless claims of election fraud made by former President Donald Trump and his supporters.

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