US EditionWATCH/EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS: California Voter ID measure gets over 1 million signatures
Over 1.3 million signatures from California voters are undergoing verification by 58 counties to determine if the initiative qualifies for the November ballot.
- Assemblymember Carl DeMaio announced the collection of more than 1.3 million signatures submitted this week for county verification to qualify the California voter ID initiative for the November 2026 statewide ballot.
- Opponents counter that the amendment would create barriers despite elections already being secure, with Abdi Soltani and the League of Women Voters of California citing no widespread impersonation evidence.
- California stands out because it is one of 14 states not requiring voter ID, and DeMaio said a majority of Democrats and a supermajority of Independents and Republicans support the initiative.
- California's 58 counties will verify signatures by May, and if at least 874,641 are validated, the initiative will appear on the November 2026 statewide ballot.
- The push echoes national efforts, with supporters linking it to the stalled SAVE Act in the U.S. Senate and continuing after a 2025 legislative rejection.
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WATCH/EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS: California Voter ID measure gets over 1 million signatures
(The Center Square) – An initiative imposing new voter identification requirements in California is one step closer to getting on the ballot.
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Asm. David Tangipa (R–Clovis) and other elected officials held a rally in downtown Fresno on Wednesday to announce that they will submit a voter ID ballot measure to the state. Backers have received over 1.3 million signatures, enough to formally submit the measure to the state to eventually get on the ballot. Driving the news: The voter ID initiative would require Californians to show identification for in-person and mail-in voting. Every cou…
The initiative would modify the state constitution and be evaluated by electoral authorities. A proposal to reform the electoral system in California exceeded the legal threshold by presenting 1.3 million signatures, paving the way for voters to decide in November 2026 if official identification is required to pay. The initiative would force those who vote in person to show government identification, and those who do so by mail, to enter the las…
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