California state officials are suing Huntington Beach, California, over a ballot measure that the city’s voters adopted requiring voter identification for municipal elections.
Following last month’s passage of Ballot Measure A, the Southern California city’s municipal elections would, starting in 2026, “demand voter identification for elections; provide more in-person voting places; and supervise ballot drop-boxes.” California Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Attorney General Rob Bonta contended in a state court lawsuit on Monday that the voter ID requirement violates state law.
Weber stated in a statement that “this voter ID bill contradicts state law.” “Laws such as these are detrimental to California voters, particularly the poor, the elderly, people of color, people with disabilities, and young voters. Not only is it a remedy looking for a problem,
The two reiterated their earlier warning to the city in 2023 that they believed the ballot proposal would violate state law in their complaint, which they filed on Monday. The ballot item does not affect the city’s voter ID laws for state or federal elections. The application requests that a state Superior Court prohibit the city from putting Measure A’s voter ID requirement into effect and enforcing it.
“Every eligible voter can cast their ballot without hardship because state election law already provides stringent voter ID requirements with strong protections to deter voter fraud,” Bonta said in a statement.
“We’re requesting that the court stop Huntington Beach from taking an illegal action that could depress or deny voters their right to vote. The right to vote is a fundamental component of our democracy, and the California Department of Justice is prepared to protect it,” he continued.
Huntington Beach City Attorney Michael Gates said in a statement to the Washington Examiner that the city will “vigorously enforce and defend” the measure as part of their response to the lawsuit.
“Huntington Beach residents have clearly voiced their opinions on this matter, and their choice regarding the ballot measures for election integrity on March 5th is final.” In light of this, the city will zealously preserve and protect the people’s will, according to a statement from Gates.
According to Gates, there is a bill being considered by a Democratic state legislator that would illegalize voter ID laws at the municipal level. This goes against Bonta’s argument that the present legislation in Huntington Beach prohibits voter ID. Gates also mentioned that the city has the freedom to hold local elections in any way they see fit, thanks to the state constitution.
“Senator David Min’s new bill, which seeks to outlaw voter ID in Huntington Beach, is in direct contrast with the Attorney General’s press release, which claims that the city’s voter ID requirements break state law. In a statement to the Washington Examiner, Gates added, “That flagrant discrepancy speaks volumes.”
“The California Constitution, Article XI, Section 5(b), for local elections, provides the City of Huntington Beach with the authority to implement the voter ID program and other election measures approved by the voters on March 5th to up voter participation by mandating 20 additional in-person polling spots and watching ballot drop boxes,” he continued.
In the largely Democratic Golden State, one of the Republican strongholds is Huntington Beach. In March, the city’s voters not only approved Measure A but also decided to limit the number of flags allowed on city grounds.
Damn All You Democrats To Hell !!!!!!!!!
The Lake Of Fire Awaiting Your Arrival !!!!!!!!!
Totally agree.
It’s really amazing that there are so few of us who know that the Democrat party was taken over by the Socialist party as far back as the late seventies. Wake up citizens, pay attention. The Democrat Party as we once knew it, no longer exixts.
Yep, the ‘American Socialist Party changed their name to the ‘Progressive Party’. So when you see anything ‘progressive’, think ‘socialist’.
I agree’ They might even be introduced to the prelude of their demise in 2025. California is a Joke. Hell Bound America.The foreigners have taken over. My Dad told me this in the 60’s.
America Vote Out the Democrats and liberals and progressives and Rinos next Election We The People Demand Our Country Back from the Evil Doers in Washington DC Swamp.
Thank God. I agree 100%
2nd Ammendment TIME
Yep! Lock and load….
Here we go again! Democrats calling voter ID UNCONSTITUTIONAL! Really? Why? Having to have an ID TO DRIVE, BUY CIGARETTES, LIQUOR, GET INTO MOVIE, PROOF OF WHO YOU ARE. So how is it that you don’t need one to VOTE? Well ALL THIS SHOW IS HOW THEY CHEATING!
AMEN, WYATT!!! THE DEMS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TRYING TO CONTROL & RULE ALL OF US!!! OUR COUNTRY HAS TAKEN DOWN (HELL BENT) BY OBAMA (OUR COMMUNIST PRESIDENT) & NOW BY OUR PATHETIC PRESIDENT BIDEN, WHO HAS NO IDEA WHAT HE IS DOING (PERHAPS BIDEN IS BEING CONTROLLED BY OBAMA!) YIPES!!! MAGA MAGA!!!
Exactly!!!! We need to show ID in order to do banking, drive, at grocery stores when asked to verify our checks. The liberals state, every chance they get, that voting for Trump or Republicans will take away our Democracy. Yet, the only people who have actually done that, in mass force, are the Democrats. Pelosi held a kangaroo court w/ the Jan6 committee not allowed to have any Republicans on the committee. Jordan & McCarthy were picked, Pelosi said no. This is unprecedented in the House. The Biden handlers thwart all laws they don’t want to follow including those coming from the Supreme Court that are deemed to be unconstitutional. Liberals want to throw it out, have no laws, destroy America. They, led by Obama & his communists for a fourth term, through puppet Biden, want a one world gov’t so they can seize all the banks & distribute our money to other countries & causes. The pandemic was done purposely along w/ tainted vaccines designed to kill millions all over the globe. That way the population of the world would be more manageable. If you control the food, the farmland, the money, you control the world. This is China’s goal, but also the goal of the Muslims. Having Israel gone would make that part of the world entirely Arab/Muslim. There is such evil afoot in the world,& Satan is working hard through those he has in place, like Obama who is right there controlling Biden, thus our government. Everything Biden says is scripted. All those attacking Trump are being given instructions by Obama Everytime they visit the WH, all if them have been there numerous times – Letitia James, Fani Willis, Alvin Bragg, Gavin Newsom (why would a governor visit Biden so many times?), to name a few. The news media is censored, social media platforms, corporations, even what’s left of the military – Dr. Ronnie Jackson was demoted this week – he’s not a good little woke puppet. We have Chinese spy balloons doing fly overs to gather our military info, Chinese companies buying land next to military bases, putting the CCP in charge in those cities w/signed contracts giving China communist rights. If Trump isn’t elected, America is truly gone. Obama will be dictator in charge forever, the change will be swift & is probably already in place so it can happen ASAP.
Now why would the democratic state NOT want legal US citizens to have their rights protected? You have to have an ID for virtually everything. This doesn’t restrict the poor, elderly, young and especially not people of color. The State democratic nanny is saying these people are too stupid to get IDs. Perhaps there is another reason. Perhaps its all the illegals they want to manipulate into voting the way THEY want?
The Dems are so afraid of Donald Trump. they bettet fear GOD. HE CAN KILL THE SOUL AS WELL AS THE BODY. ,AND JUDGEMENT DAY IS COMING, THEIR SHORT TIME ON EARTH. WONT BE LIKE HELL, BECAUSE THATS FOREVER.AND EVER, AND IF THEY DONT REPENT AND ASK JESUS TO.FORGIVE THEM, BECAUSE OF THEIR EVIL.THIMKING, THIS DOWN HERE ON Earth is a SHORT TIME.
GOD LOVES THEM TOO, BUT HE HATES THE SINS THERE DOING.THEY WILL.BE JUDGED LIKE ALL.PEOPLE,WHO DONT ASK JESUS I TO.THEIR HEART
AND REPENT , PRAY FOR THEM.
It’s already a law on the books since the early sixties that you are required to have photo state issued ID on you anytime you’re out in public. So tell me, why is it NOW prejudicial to require it to vote? Is it because they allow illegal immigrants to vote in So California because, as Nancy Pelosi told me they need a say in how tax dollars are spent?
Just who does not have identification of some sort? You can not drive, drink, cash a check, and so many other sources that requires identification of some sort who legally can move around or live without it?
Why would anyone sue to make our elections less secure, and safe?????? The answer is you would never do this unless all you want to do is cheat, and steal elections. This stealing of elections is in the forefront now. They did this in 2020. and even the midterm elections, but it is all exposed now, the 6 ways they cheated have been exposed and proven, and yet joey boy still hasnt been removed from our whitehouse. WHY????. No one is letting this happen again, and those Dominion voting machines need to be outlawed, only paper ballots , hand counted, in person voting with proof of citizenship and registering to vote before election day arrives. No illegal Aliens get to vote ever
Wake up!~ Here the Communist formerly Democrat is acknowledging that America has turned CCP style,Screw the people and Constitution.Anyone who votes for a Democrats today is not a sane American ,but a Communist filled of hate and or Elite scum
So the Dems believe that the poor, the young, minorities are too stupid to figure out how to get ID’s? Yet they demand ID’s so young people can buy alcohol or even cigarettes? Who are the bigots here?