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FINALLY! Voter ID May Be on the Ballot Statewide in California in 2026
Redstate ^ | 03/11/2025 | Jennifer Van Laar

Posted on 03/12/2025 2:24:30 AM PDT by SmokingJoe

Elections in California are a mess, there's no doubt. If a proposed ballot initiative related to voter ID qualifies for the ballot and passes, though, the Democrat reign of terror in the state could be over.

A number of elected officials and interest groups in the state have formed a coalition called Californians for Voter ID, and on Tuesday they announced their intention to "support the qualification of and passage of a Voter ID Initiative in California in the 2026 election."

While the full text of the proposed initiative isn't yet available, according to the Reform California website here's what it would do:

The initiative amends the California state constitution to restore election integrity by requiring 1) verification of voter ID for all future elections, 2) proper review of citizenship and eligibility when individuals initially register to vote for the first time, and 3) accurate maintenance of voter rolls going forward to remove people who die and who move out of the state. Does it have a chance of being qualified and passing? Judging by the overwhelming victory of 2024's Proposition 36, which rolled back a number of criminal justice "reforms," yes. Surprisingly, when Californians vote on issues and not candidates for partisan office, they vote much more conservatively than one might expect. Voters rejected an affirmative action initiative and supported an initiative to protect the gig economy (which the unions heavily fought). And, like the public safety/criminal justice issue, multiple polls show broad support from Californians for voter ID laws

(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; voterid
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1 posted on 03/12/2025 2:24:30 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

300 million Californians will vote against it.


2 posted on 03/12/2025 2:48:04 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: SmokingJoe

If voter ID is necessary for fair elections, then how can voter ID pass in an election, administered by the state, that doesn’t require it?


3 posted on 03/12/2025 2:55:13 AM PDT by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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To: ClearCase_guy

lol


4 posted on 03/12/2025 2:57:35 AM PDT by mmichaels1970 ( )
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To: ClearCase_guy
300 million Californians will vote against it.
No way, DOGE!
5 posted on 03/12/2025 2:58:11 AM PDT by The Spirit Of Allegiance (Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
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To: SmokingJoe

Even if it passes, the court will rule it unconstitutional.


6 posted on 03/12/2025 3:24:03 AM PDT by nwrep
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To: SmokingJoe

Some judge will shoot it down.


7 posted on 03/12/2025 3:24:25 AM PDT by VRW Conspirator ( Now open: DOW - Department of Winning)
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To: SmokingJoe

Some judge will shoot it down.


8 posted on 03/12/2025 3:24:29 AM PDT by VRW Conspirator ( Now open: DOW - Department of Winning)
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To: SmokingJoe

Might be on the ballot but there’s a vast major of idiots in California.


9 posted on 03/12/2025 3:34:27 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: nwrep
Even if it passes, the court will rule it unconstitutional.

Or the powers-that-be will simply ignore the results, or run it through so many administrative hearings when writing the law that the resulting law is 180 degrees from the original "requirement".

10 posted on 03/12/2025 3:42:07 AM PDT by BlueLancer (Orchides Forum Trahite - Cordes Et Mentes Veniant)
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To: SmokingJoe

This is funny. An election to essentially stop voter fraud being carried out where voter fraud is allowed. It will never pass. It’s like the farmer asking the fox to stop eating the chickens.


11 posted on 03/12/2025 3:49:49 AM PDT by redfreedom (Happiness is shopping at Walmart and not hearing Spanish once!)
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Elections in this country will always be corrupt until every state requires voter I.D.s. America’s elections are a joke. Four months to count the ballots are an example of just how bad math instruction is in our public schools. The retarded election workers are clueless. Counting ballots is tough and takes a long time these days. Especially in California.


12 posted on 03/12/2025 3:54:35 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Mahmoud Khalil is the Official Adolf Hitler of the DemonRAT Party.)
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To: SmokingJoe

I’m all for Voter ID.

But until the rest changes, Deep State can and will continue to steal CA’s elections.


13 posted on 03/12/2025 3:55:52 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Get rid of electronic voter machines and tabulators. Dumb voting machines only.

Voter ID.

No more mail in, any excuse absentee, ballot harvesting.

One day elections.

Audit every election.


14 posted on 03/12/2025 3:58:19 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: SmokingJoe

Those who can’t count the votes in less than 24 hours should just pull out of the election all together. Taking months to count the votes IS ELECTION FRAUD. IT’S HOW THE MAGGOTS STEAL ELECTIONS.


15 posted on 03/12/2025 4:12:19 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Mahmoud Khalil is the Official Adolf Hitler of the DemonRAT Party.)
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To: SmokingJoe

53 Congressmen and only 9 of them are Republican. The odds of that are 75757 to one .


16 posted on 03/12/2025 4:20:16 AM PDT by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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To: rightwingcrazy
Did you miss this part?

“Judging by the overwhelming victory of 2024’s Proposition 36, which rolled back a number of criminal justice “reforms,” yes. Surprisingly, when Californians vote on issues and not candidates for partisan office, they vote much more conservatively than one might expect.”

17 posted on 03/12/2025 4:25:37 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: mewzilla

See Post 17


18 posted on 03/12/2025 4:28:09 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

GOOD!!! and put BAR CODES on the BALLOTS so they can only be COUNTED ONCE. Stops SOME of the libs cheating. PLS someone get that idea to Trump.


19 posted on 03/12/2025 4:33:37 AM PDT by Singermom
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To: SmokingJoe

A vote to stop one angle of their election fraud to be decided in an election? What could possibly go wrong?


20 posted on 03/12/2025 4:35:37 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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