Could the Bluest State in the Nation Get Voter ID?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom at Los Angeles International Airport on Jan. 24.. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images) California, one of the most solidly blue states in the nation, could be voting on adopting voter ID -- an initiative that President Donald Trump called for the state to adopt as a condition for continued federal aid.
58% : "Voters in California-despite it being a very liberal state-overwhelmingly support voter ID just like the whole rest of the country," von Spakovsky told The Daily Signal.
56% : A Public Opinion Strategies poll, commissioned by supporters, last week found that 68% of likely California voters support voter ID.
55% : That's still less than a national poll from October that found 86% that support voter ID.
55% : "Voter ID is a common sense step that improves election security, which is why it receives broad support among Democrats, Republicans and independents throughout California.
53% : Essayli stressed a majority of states have voter ID laws, and the U.S. Supreme Court upheld it.
46% : "The only group that is opposed to voter ID is elected Democrats.
46% : After Huntington Beach, California adopted a voter ID requirement for city elections, the state of California sued, and the state legislature enacted a ban on voter ID that took effect on Jan. 1.
44% : California Democrats claimed ID requirement suppressed voting.
41% : "I want to see two things in Los Angeles, voter ID, so that the people have a chance to vote and I want to see the water be released and come down into Los Angeles and throughout the state," Trump said in January.
39% : " Newsom's office added, "15 states do not generally require voter ID at polls, including Nevada and Pennsylvania (two states won by President Trump)." Essayli then posted that under California law, a public transit card, utility bill, and Medi-Cal card -- which are available to illegal immigrants -- can be used as proof of residence during voter registration.
38% : This cannot be made up!" As noted in my book, "The Myth of Voter Suppression," voter turnout is higher in states with voter ID laws, and opponents of ID requirements have never pointed to an instance of an eligible voter prevented from voting because of the law.
20% : Trump later noted that California law bans asking for photo ID to vote, stating in a February Truth Social post, "VOTER I.D. IS TOTALLY BARRED!
11% : " In January, there was a dustup between Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom when Trump said voter ID should be a condition for federal funding, when asked about the Los Angeles wildfires.

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