California officials sue Huntington Beach over voter ID law passed at polls | PBS NewsHour
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Infighting...... funny shit.
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Politics Apr 15, 2024 9:08 PM EDT
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — California officials on Monday sued Huntington Beach over a new law that lets the city require voters to provide identification to cast ballots at the polls starting in 2026.
The state's Attorney General Rob Bonta said the measure approved by voters in the Southern California city of nearly 200,000 people stands in conflict with state law and could make it harder for poor, non-white, young, elderly and disabled voters to cast ballots.
State officials previously warned that the measure to amend the city's charter would suppress voter participation and are asking a court to block it from taking effect, he said.
"The right to freely cast your vote is the foundation of our democracy and Huntington Beach's voter ID policy flies in the face of this principle," Bonta said in a statement while announcing the lawsuit.
Huntington Beach City Attorney Michael Gates said the city has the authority to take election-related measures under the state's constitution and will defend the decision of local voters.
"The people of Huntington Beach have made their voices clear on this issue," Gates said in an email.
The measure was passed by voters earlier this year in Huntington Beach, a city in Orange County dubbed "Surf City USA" that is known for its scenic shoreline dotted with surfers catching waves.
Huntington Beach's city council placed the voter ID measure on the March ballot after taking a series of hotly contested decisions on topics ranging from flag flying to the removal of books from the public library's children's section over concerns about the appropriateness of materials. The moves were initiated by a politically conservative council majority, which took office in 2022, and have drawn scores of residents on all sides of issues to city meetings.
The measure — which would let the city require voter identification, increase in-person voting sites and monitor ballot drop boxes in local elections — won at the polls in March with 53 percent, county election data shows.
Bonta, a Democrat, said it was not immediately clear how the measure would be implemented. In California, voters can cast ballots in person and also by returning ballots to drop boxes or by mail.
A message seeking comment was left with the Orange County Registrar of Voters, which oversees elections in the county's 34 cities, including Huntington Beach.
Huntington Beach has a history of sparring with state officials over the measures it can take under its city charter on topics ranging from immigration to housing.
While Democrats outnumber Republicans in Orange County, the GOP is dominant in Huntington Beach with nearly 54,000 registered voters versus 41,000 Democrats, county data shows.
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And here we go once again with the same old bullshit stupid claims that
How in the hell do you figure that? LMAO
They keep using the same worn out lies in order to continue to cheat and manipulate votes.
Why do democrats want to make voter fraud so easy?
As an election judge, your suggestion that ‘voter fraud’ is endemic is stated not by any factual evidence but rather by purely partisan bias.
If you don’t believe it, become a judge yourself or become an observer. Otherwise, your comments only serve to reinforce the unfounded notion that elections are ‘rigged’. That notion could not be further from the truth.
Step up or step off.
Right wing media has brainwashed millions of people.
Are you saying that you are an election judge?
You do recall this, don't you?
California election official can't say if non-citizens voted | AP News
Yes. For the last two election cycles. And?
Where?
Montrose County. Colorado Congressional District 3.
Why do you ask?
Because I'm concerned.
“Because I'm concerned.”
And what is your concern?
(Other than your own diabolically [✘] opinion?)
Again…step up or step off.
Because, right now, that's the only way they can win.