California Voters Decide on Mandatory Photo ID at Polls

0:00California voters will hit the ballot on November 3rd to decide if photo ID should be mandatory at the polls going forward. The measure, pushed by Carl Damiyo, just made the cut after backers turned in enough signatures to qualify. Earlier this week, the Secretary of State's Office greenlit it for the ballot. They needed 874,641 valid signatures, 8% of the total votes cast in the 2022. Damiyo's race and supporters delivered, backers argue it'll lock in election security, check citizenship, and audit voter rolls for cleaner lists, opponents push back, saying in my block low income people and communities of color from casting ballots easily. Damiyo's tried this before, state leaders nixed a similar bill early last year over access worries. He insists his plan lines up with the National Save Act for voter ID without banking on that one passing. Now Secretary of State Shirley Weber confirms, if it's legit, it's on the ballot leaving it to voters to shape the future of secure elections in the Golden State, California news

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