California sues city over voter ID requirement for local elections

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Gates also noted that the state constitution gives the city the authority to conduct local elections how they wish.
55% : Ballot Measure A, which passed last month, calls for municipal elections in the Southern California city to "require Voter Identification for elections; provide more in-person voting locations; and monitor ballot drop-boxes" beginning in 2026.
52% : State officials in California are suing Huntington Beach, California, over a ballot measure voters in the city approved that requires voter ID in municipal elections.
51% : The filing asks a state Superior Court to bar the city from implementing and enforcing the voter ID provision of Measure A."State election law already contains robust voter ID requirements with strong protections to prevent voter fraud, while ensuring that every eligible voter can cast their ballot without hardship," Bonta said in a statement.
49% : The ballot measure does not affect voter ID requirements for state or federal elections in the city.
38% : Gates noted that a bill being floated by a Democratic state senator would make voter ID provisions at a local level illegal, arguing that move conflicts with Bonta's claim that Huntington Beach's provision currently violates state law.

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