Supporters believe that mandatory voter identification, a popular policy in Republican states, can address growing public concerns about election integrity following Trump’s false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
Democrats in California have resisted ID requirements, which they argue disenfranchise young, low-income, disabled and nonwhite voters without providing any real benefit because there is not widespread election fraud.
State officials contend that requiring voter ID is already illegal in California because of a provision in the election code that prohibits mass, indiscriminate, and groundless challenging of voters solely for the purpose of preventing voters from voting.
Lawmakers passed the ban this summer anyway - which Min said would clarify any potential ambiguities around elections where only local issues are on the ballot, part of a string of bills to crack down on local conservative rebellions.
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