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Why are out-of-state billionaires funding a California voter ID measure?

Richard Uihlein and other donors have given more than $28 million as supporters seek to require government ID at the polls.

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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Want to know who’s who in Republican politics? Look no further than the megadonors bankrolling California’s voter ID initiative. Illinois billionaire packing supply magnate Richard Uihlein, who has poured tens of millions of dollars into conservative causes, has contributed $17 million to the […]

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Why are out-of-state billionaires funding a California voter ID measure?

Republican megadonors are boosting California’s voter ID measure in the hopes its success, or failure, can reveal how similar measures can perform in more moderate states.

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Cal Matters broke the news in Sacramento, United States on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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