Californians looking to vote in the coming weeks likely won't need to show identification, thanks to a new bill signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
On Thursday, Newsom signed SB1174prohibits all local governments in California from “requiring a person to present identification for the purpose of voting or submitting a ballot.”
“Unnecessary barriers to voter participation disproportionately burden low-income voters, voters of color, young and older voters, and people with disabilities.”
State Sen. Dave Minn (D-Irvine) introduced the bill earlier this year. Huntington Beach resident Voted in favor of approving a local ordinance requiring voters to show identification when voting in local elections.
Huntington Beach residents previously clashed with state Democrats for fighting back against 2020 lockdown measures and voting to outlaw Pride flags on city buildings.
In April, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley Weber sued the city, arguing that local ordinances requiring ID to vote violated state law.
“State election laws already include strict voter ID requirements with strong protections to prevent voter fraud while ensuring all eligible voters can vote without difficulty. “It would impose a disproportionate burden on low-income voters, voters of color, young people and older people,” Bonta previously said. statement.
“100 different charter cities cannot configure 100 different voting rules based on fringe conspiracy theories,” Min added.
Huntington Beach officials have not yet responded to the lawsuit.
Meanwhile, SB 1174 is scheduled to go into effect, but the exact timing is unclear. The Democracy Docket reports that “the new law is now in force.” newsweek It is reported that it will not take effect until January 1st.
Sam, who appears to be an AI-generated online assistant on the California Secretary of State's website, encouraged voters to bring their ID to the polls this year. Sam continued to explain to Blaze News, “In most cases, voters in California do not need to show identification at the polls.” However, in certain cases where voter registration is incomplete, poll workers may request identification, Sam said.
Blaze News then called the Secretary of State's Voter Hotline seeking further clarification on whether the law would take effect in the November election. Unfortunately, the call was disconnected before I received a response. I got a call back from Blaze News, only to be told to contact county-level authorities.
Elon Musk, a former California resident who moved some of his business to Texas largely because of California's destructive policies, slammed the new law.
“Wow, it's now illegal to require voter ID in California!” Posted by Musk ×. “They just broke the law to prevent voter fraud. The Joker is in charge.”
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