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And backed by Democrats and Republicans.
Watch how much the left pours into this in an attempt to defeat it in November.
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Watch how much the left pours into this in an attempt to defeat it in November.
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Reform California submitted more than 1.3 million signatures to county officials, nearly 50 percent above the 875,000 required to qualify the “California Voter ID Initiative” for the November 2026 ballot. In a state where Democrats hold a legislative supermajority and have spent years insulating their election policies from voter scrutiny, this is not a minor development.
The initiative, if passed by voters, would amend the California state constitution directly — bypassing the very legislative supermajority that has blocked every previous attempt at commonsense election reform. It would require voters to present identification when casting a ballot, compel election officials to verify the citizenship of registered voters, and mandate that the state maintain accurate, up-to-date voter rolls.
These are not radical demands. They are standard practices in dozens of countries around the world, including many that progressive activists routinely hold up as models of healthy democracy.
State Assembly Member Carl DeMaio, a Republican who chairs Reform California, has been emphatic that this is not a partisan crusade. His group says nearly half of the 1.35 million signatures came from Democrats and independents, representing all 58 of California’s counties.
“Polling overwhelmingly shows a supermajority consensus for voter I.D. requirements,” DeMaio said, citing internal data showing 71% of Californians favor the initiative. He framed the measure as “a common-sense and bipartisan way to restore the trust and confidence all voters should have in our election system.”
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Reform California submitted more than 1.3 million signatures to county officials, nearly 50 percent above the 875,000 required to qualify the “California Voter ID Initiative” for the November 2026 ballot. In a state where Democrats hold a legislative supermajority and have spent years insulating their election policies from voter scrutiny, this is not a minor development.
The initiative, if passed by voters, would amend the California state constitution directly — bypassing the very legislative supermajority that has blocked every previous attempt at commonsense election reform. It would require voters to present identification when casting a ballot, compel election officials to verify the citizenship of registered voters, and mandate that the state maintain accurate, up-to-date voter rolls.
These are not radical demands. They are standard practices in dozens of countries around the world, including many that progressive activists routinely hold up as models of healthy democracy.
State Assembly Member Carl DeMaio, a Republican who chairs Reform California, has been emphatic that this is not a partisan crusade. His group says nearly half of the 1.35 million signatures came from Democrats and independents, representing all 58 of California’s counties.
“Polling overwhelmingly shows a supermajority consensus for voter I.D. requirements,” DeMaio said, citing internal data showing 71% of Californians favor the initiative. He framed the measure as “a common-sense and bipartisan way to restore the trust and confidence all voters should have in our election system.”
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1.3 Million Californians Just Forced a Voter ID Fight — and Gavin Newsom Can’t Stop It This Time
Something remarkable happened in California this week, and it deserves more attention than it has gotten. A grassroots petition effort
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