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BALLOT BATTLE: California is preparing to enact a new law to prevent cities from crafting their own voter identification laws. And that could once again place the state in the crosshairs of the new Trump administration, just as he takes over.
Now-Rep. Dave Min authored the bill, which takes effect Jan. 1, in response to a Huntington Beach ballot measure requiring voters to show ID at the polls. Currently, Californians are required to have their IDs verified when they register to vote, but they don’t need to present them when they go to the polls.
Attorney General Rob Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley Weber filed a legal challenge against the local measure that’s still ongoing. Meanwhile, Huntington Beach officials insist the community’s charter city status means the new state law won’t apply to them.