‘To Make Voting Fraud Unprovable’

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Friday denounced a new California law aimed at banning local governments from requiring photo identification (ID) to vote, saying the law ” It was passed “to make it impossible to prove voter fraud,” he said.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed the law into law in September.

The law was part of a response to the city of Huntington Beach, one of California's last conservative strongholds, seeking to require voter ID in the 2024 election. City voters passed Measure 1, which would require voter ID in March 2024, but will not go into effect until 2026. SB1174includes a finding that voting is a “statewide concern rather than a municipal matter” and therefore outside Huntington Beach's jurisdiction as a charter city.

Although the law's text does not specify a specific effective date, it essentially takes effect on January 1, 2025, leading to criticism online from conservatives — and Musk. He said:

California Attorney General Rob Bonta challenged Huntington Beach's ordinance in court. Although his challenge was ruled premature, he won the right to appeal the decision and now middle Appellate proceedings.

California's voting laws have long been criticized as being too lax. Republican National Committeeman Sean Steele told Breitbart News last month that Democrats were able to pick up some seats in California because same-day postmarked ballots received after Election Day were counted. , he said. This is a practice that is prohibited in many other states.