It doesn\u2019t appear as though true election integrity will be coming to the state of California anytime soon, thanks to Democrats.<\/p>\n
California voters decisively rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have imposed new identification requirements on voters casting ballots in person and by mail.<\/p>\n
Proposition 39 was defeated Tuesday, with approximately 59% voting \u201cNo\u201d and roughly 41% supporting the measure in the latest count.<\/p>\n
The Associated Press called the contest against Proposition 39 on election night, although California continued counting millions of ballots afterward.<\/p>\n
The measure would have required Californians voting in person to present government-issued identification before casting their ballots.<\/p>\n
Mail voters would have been required to place the last four digits of a designated government-issued identification number on their ballot envelopes.<\/p>\n
Those numbers would have needed to match identification information associated with the voter\u2019s registration.<\/p>\n
Proposition 39 also would have required election officials to report annually on the percentage of registered voters whose citizenship had been verified.<\/p>\n
California currently generally verifies voter identity through signatures rather than requiring identification each time someone votes.<\/p>\n
When registering, voters provide identifying information and attest under penalty of perjury that they meet California\u2019s eligibility requirements.<\/p>\n
Election officials subsequently compare signatures associated with ballots against signatures maintained in voter registration records.<\/p>\n
Supporters presented Proposition 39 as an election-integrity measure designed to strengthen public confidence in California elections.<\/p>\n
Republican Assemblyman Carl DeMaio helped spearhead the campaign alongside Reform California after previous legislative efforts to impose voter identification requirements failed.<\/p>\n
The California Republican Party and Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association were among organizations supporting the proposal.<\/p>\n
Backers argued requiring identification to vote was a straightforward safeguard already employed in various forms across much of the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cProp. 39 failed this year, but we are confident that commonsense voter ID is still in California\u2019s future,\u201d campaign spokesperson Meredith Shields said following the defeat.<\/p>\n
Opponents mounted an expensive campaign of their own and argued the additional requirements could prevent some otherwise eligible Californians from successfully casting ballots.<\/p>\n
The opposition included the California Democratic Party, ACLU California Action, Common Cause and the League of Women Voters of California.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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