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California and 22 other states push to stop Trump order that could change mail voting rules

April 26, 2026 By Staff 3 Comments

California’s attorney general and 22 others seek to block Trump’s executive order on mail voting, citing state interference and constitutional violations.

CALIFORNIA, USA — California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of other state attorneys general are asking a federal court to permanently block an executive order from President Donald Trump that would limit mail voting and reshape how voter eligibility is handled.

The request, filed in a Massachusetts federal court, seeks a summary judgment in the coalition’s lawsuit challenging the order. They are asking a judge to rule in their favor without a trial, saying, generally, the law is clear and on their side. Officials said the order interferes with the states’ authority over elections by having requirements for federal control over voter eligibility lists and limiting mail ballots to pre-approved voters.

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“President Trump’s executive order not only represents a dangerous attempt to erode public trust in free and fair elections; it also reeks of desperation. Facing clear political headwinds — as he and Republicans are likely to suffer heavy losses in the upcoming midterm elections — he is throwing everything at the wall and hoping something sticks. This will not,” said Attorney General Bonta. “We are seeking summary judgment because we firmly believe that the law is on our side and that the case can be decided expeditiously. President Trump has used mail voting himself. If it’s good enough for him, it should be accessible to other voters without unnecessary and unlawful obstacles.”

Earlier in April, the coalition sued the administration, arguing that the president doesn’t have the power to control how states run elections. The latest motion is asking the court to block parts of the order without a trial, saying the legal issues are clear.

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California Supreme Court Delivers Final Blow to Huntington Beach’s Voter ID Law

February 1, 2026 By Megan Barth 2 Comments

State Supreme Court denied review of an appellate court ruling which declared Measure A, passed by a majority of Huntington Beach residents, unlawful

In a decision that underscores the ongoing tension between local autonomy and state control in California, the California Supreme Court on Wednesday denied review of an appellate court ruling striking down Huntington Beach’s voter ID law. The high court’s action leaves intact the Fourth District Court of Appeal’s November 2025 decision, which declared Measure A—passed by Huntington Beach voters in March 2024—unlawful and preempted by state election law.

Measure A, approved with 53.4 percent of the vote, amended the city’s charter to require voters in municipal elections to present identification at the polls starting in 2026. It also included provisions for expanding in-person polling locations and increasing monitoring of ballot drop boxes. Supporters argued the measure was a common-sense step to safeguard election integrity in a charter city with home-rule authority.

Yet the state, led by Attorney General Rob Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley Weber, swiftly challenged the law. In April 2024, they filed suit claiming it violated California’s Elections Code and risked disenfranchising voters, particularly minorities, the elderly, and young people who might lack easy access to ID. A state law signed in December 2024 further prohibited cities from imposing voter ID requirements in any election.

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As reported by The Globe:

Following passage of Measure A by Huntington Beach voters, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 1174 by then-Senator Dave Min (D-Orange County), and Governor Newsom signed it into law. Sen. Min claimed that “An overwhelming body of evidence proves that voter ID laws only subvert voter turnout and create barriers to law abiding voters.”

SB 1174 “prohibits a local government from enacting or enforcing any local requirement that a person must present identification when voting or submitting a ballot at a polling location.”

In 2024, Bonta defended his position in a statement: “Under both existing law and Senate Bill 1174, all local governments — including charter cities like Huntington Beach — are prohibited from disenfranchising voters at the polls by implementing voter ID requirements.”

The legal battle saw ups and downs. In April 2025, Orange County Superior Court Judge Nico Dourbetas sided with Huntington Beach, ruling that the voter ID mandate did not compromise municipal election integrity and that the city retained authority over its local processes. The decision was hailed as a rebuke to state overreach.

However, the tide turned in November 2025 when a three-judge panel of the Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed the lower court. The appellate ruling held that voter identification pertains to the “integrity of the electoral process,” a matter of statewide concern under precedents like Johnson v. Bradley (1992). As such, state law preempted the local charter provision.

The California Supreme Court’s denial of review on January 28, 2026, effectively ends the litigation in the state’s favor. No evidence was presented showing widespread voter fraud in Huntington Beach or any compromised municipal election outcomes, yet the court allowed the state preemption to stand.

Attorney General Bonta celebrated the outcome: “Today the California Supreme Court declined to review the Fourth District Court of Appeal’s decision prohibiting the City of Huntington Beach from implementing illegal voter identification requirements. All along, Secretary of State Weber and I have maintained that Huntington Beach’s voter ID policy is illegal, and now, the state’s highest court has weighed in and agreed with us. No city in our state, charter or non-charter alike, is above the law. Disenfranchising voters for imagined fraud will not be tolerated.”

Secretary Weber echoed the sentiment, emphasizing that the ruling protects access to the ballot box without unnecessary barriers.

The California Globe has closely followed this saga, highlighting the broader implications for local control versus Sacramento’s Democrat party dominance.

Huntington Beach leaders have long maintained that charter cities have broad authority to regulate municipal elections, housing development, and law enforcement. Huntington Beach’s recent clashes with the state include losses over sanctuary law challenges and housing mandates.

Huntington Beach officials, including City Attorney Michael Gates—who has announced a GOP bid for state Attorney General—have yet to issue a formal statement on the Supreme Court’s denial.

The ruling may fuel ongoing efforts for statewide reform.

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Susan Shelley: Voter ID critical to election integrity

November 10, 2025 By Susan Shelley 2 Comments

It looks like voter ID could be coming to California over the kicking-and-screaming objections of the people who are currently in power.

For anyone who believes elections in California are perfectly secure, consider this: It is legal in this state to walk into a county elections office up to seven days after the polls close carrying a Santa Claus sack filled with vote-by-mail ballots, none of them postmarked but all with the date of Election Day handwritten on the envelope, and the county is required to process those ballots.

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A lot of ballots are floating around. Every active registered voter in California receives one in the mail automatically. For the Nov. 4 special election, that was a total of 23,093,274 ballots sent out statewide. Los Angeles County alone mailed out 5,844,744 ballots. Once they’re mailed, there’s no chain of custody, no records of how those ballots are handled or where. Ballots may be returned by mail, or to an official drop-box, or to an unofficial drop-box, or to any individual the voters allow to return the ballots for them.

In some states a Santa Claus sack of ballots might look like probable cause for an investigation, especially if it showed up seven days after the election. But not in California.

Here, state law says counties must accept ballots for seven days after the polls close, and the envelopes do not have to be postmarked at all. According to the California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 20991, it’s enough if “the voter has dated the vote-by-mail identification envelope or the envelope otherwise indicates that the ballot was executed on or before Election Day.”

What could possibly go wrong?

This is why it’s less than reassuring to many concerned California voters when government officials answer all questions about this process by mechanically repeating that there’s no evidence of fraud. California has changed the law in a way that enables ballot-box stuffing, while making it impossible to collect any evidence of ballot-box stuffing.

In March 2024, the voters of Huntington Beach decided they wanted what voters in 36 states already have, a voter ID law. They passed Measure A, which provided that starting in 2026, “The city may verify the eligibility of Electors by voter identification” in city elections.

The entire state government jumped up screeching as if it had seen a ghost. Attorney General Rob Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley Weber rushed to court to try to get Measure A invalidated. The Legislature quickly passed Senate Bill 1174, stating that no “local government” could “enact or enforce any charter provision, ordinance or regulation requiring a person to present identification for the purpose of voting or submitting a ballot at any polling place, vote center or other location where ballots are cast or submitted, unless required by state or federal law.”

The city government of Huntington Beach cited the “home rule” doctrine as authority for its voter ID law. Under the state constitution, charter cities (which have adopted their own local constitution) are “specifically authorized” to govern themselves “in matters deemed municipal affairs,” such as municipal elections. A lower court agreed, but last week, the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit ruled against Huntington Beach, striking down its voter ID law.

The court said voter identification is “a matter of ‘integrity of the electoral process,’ which our Supreme Court has held is a matter of statewide concern,” even in local elections.

Essentially, the appeals court said the state is in charge of election integrity, and if it chooses not to have any, the cities are stuck with that decision.

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Most in state support requiring proof of citizenship to vote

May 9, 2025 By Kevin Rector 1 Comment

Poll finds that 71% back having to show government ID when registering, including 59% of Democrats.

While California voters are sharply divided along partisan lines when it comes to election integrity and voter fraud, they broadly support a politically charged proposal from President Trump and other Republicans to require first-time voters to provide government-issued identification proving their citizenship in order to register, according to a new poll.

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A majority of voters in both parties back the proof of citizenship requirement for registering, according to the poll from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, co-sponsored by The Times. Most Californians also supported requiring a government ID every time a voter casts a ballot, though by a slimmer majority and despite most Democrats opposing the idea.

Mark DiCamillo, co-director of the Berkeley IGS Poll, said the bipartisan support for first-time voters showing proof of citizenship stood out, as many of the poll’s other findings showed a stark political divide and a majority of Californians at odds with Trump and his recent edicts on voting — which California and other states are suing to block.

Still, DiCamillo said his biggest takeaway was the sharp distrust in the state’s election system that the poll found among California Republicans, which he said should be a “serious concern” for state elections officials — even if a majority trust the system. Democratic voters in the state are largely confident in the state election system and doubtful of prevalent voter fraud, while many Republican voters feel the opposite, the poll found.

“It is significant to me that the Republicans in this state are not of that view. And that’s something that has to be dealt with,” DiCamillo said. “In an election system, you want both sides to be on board.”

Overall, 71% of respondents said they supported new voters having to prove citizenship upon registering, including 59% of Democrats, the poll found. Nearly all Republicans — 95% — backed the proposal, as did 71% of voters registered to other parties or as “no party preference.”

A separate proposal to require voters to show proof of citizenship every time they vote also drew support from a majority of poll respondents, but a much slimmer one — with 54% support. While 88% of Republicans backed that idea, about 60% of Democrats opposed it. Among independents and Californians registered with other parties, 54% supported it.

Democratic lawmakers in Sacramento have repeatedly rebuffed proposals for stricter voter ID laws in the state, including in recent weeks, when they shot down a voter ID bill from Assemblymember Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego). DeMaio also has launched a campaign to place a voter ID and proof of citizenship requirement on the 2026 ballot.

DeMaio said the poll showed there is “broad public support” for his measure — which would require both proof of citizenship upon registering for the first time and a photo ID for confirming identity each subsequent time voting — and that California Democrats are “out of touch” with the electorate.

“Overwhelmingly, voters support this ballot measure,” he said. “The only people who don’t support it? Sacramento politicians.”

The proposed ballot measure would require mail-in ballots to include the last four digits of the voter’s valid government-issued form of identification, along with the current requirement to have the signature of a voter on the ballot verified.

The polling was conducted April 21 to 28, about a month after Trump issued a March 25 executive order presuming to dictate to the states a slate of new election requirements that Trump said were necessary to restore integrity in U.S. elections, but many experts said were outside the scope of his authority.

Trump has alleged for years, without evidence, that the 2020 election was stolen from him and that voter fraud is widespread, including among immigrants who are in the country illegally. Neither of those things is true.

Trump’s executive order says voters must show a U.S. passport, Real ID or some other government-issued photo identification in order to register to vote. It says states also must limit their counting of ballots to those received by election day — not postmarked by then, as California and some other states currently allow — or risk losing federal funding.

The order also directs the Election Assistance Commission, which is an independent, bipartisan body outside the president’s control, to mandate the proposed restrictions and other, Trump-determined requirements for state voting systems, and to rescind its certifications of voting equipment in states that don’t comply.

Parts of Trump’s order — including the proof of citizenship requirement — have been blocked in federal court while litigation challenging the order continues. California is one of many states suing, with California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta calling Trump’s order “a blatantly illegal power grab and an attempt to disenfranchise voters.”

In a statement on the poll results, Bonta said it was fortunate that a majority of Californians still have confidence in the state election system despite Trump “spreading lies” about voter fraud and other election issues for years. He said state law “already contains robust voter ID requirements with strong protections to prevent voter fraud,” and that his office “is committed to removing barriers to voter registration and to promoting greater participation in the democratic process — in and out of court.”

Dean C. Logan, registrar-recorder and county clerk for Los Angeles County, said in a court filing earlier this week that Trump’s order — if left intact — would “divert time, resources, and attention from other critical departmental responsibilities and election preparation, including assisting voters displaced by the Palisades and Eaton Canyon fires; upgrading the County’s Election Management System (‘EMS’) which serves as the backbone of the voter registration intake and database; and engaging in a site by site analysis of all 600-plus Vote Center locations to ensure they meet accessibility standards.”

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Judge rejects state’s effort to overturn Huntington Beach’s voter ID law

April 8, 2025 By Michael Slaten 3 Comments

An Orange County judge on Monday, April 7, denied the state attorney general’s efforts to overturn Huntington Beach’s voter ID law, saying he disagreed with arguments it would disenfranchise voters in future elections.

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“There is no showing that a voter identification requirement compromises the integrity of a municipal election,” Orange County Superior Court Judge Nico Dourbetas wrote in his ruling.

Mayor Pat Burns called the ruling “a huge victory” for Huntington Beach and charter cities throughout California. Huntington Beach officials argue being a charter city allows local leaders greater control over city elections.

The city is fighting to protect the voter-approved Measure A, but its court win this week likely won’t put an end to the case. The state attorney general’s office has already said it will appeal the decision. This is the second time in the case that Dourbetas has ruled against the state.

“Yet again, we believe the Orange County Superior Court got it wrong,” Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement. “Now that we have a final order from the Orange County Superior Court, we look forward to moving on and appealing the decision. We remain confident that Measure A will ultimately be struck down.”

Lee Fink, an attorney for Mark Bixby, a resident who sued separately to block the law, said they, too, would appeal after the judge ruled against their suit as well.

“While we are disappointed in the trial court’s ruling, all parties knew that the case would ultimately be decided at the appellate level,” Fink said Monday. “We are confident that the appellate courts will reverse the trial court and stop the city’s unconstitutional and ideologically-driven voter ID requirements.”

Voters in March 2024 approved Measure A, which added language to Huntington Beach’s charter allowing the city to “verify the eligibility of electors by voter identification” beginning in 2026.

The state attorney general’s office filed its lawsuit to stop Huntington Beach a year ago, saying the law was illegal and would confuse voters and disrupt election planning.

A three-judge panel in the Fourth District Court of Appeal, which took an early look at the arguments in the case in February, had described the city’s argument that “it had a constitutional right to regulate its own municipal elections free from state interference” as “problematic.” The panel had asked the Superior Court judge to reconsider his earlier ruling.

Judge Dourbetas heard oral arguments over the voter ID law on Thursday. In Monday’s ruling, Dourbetas wrote that the “challenged charter provision does not violate the right to vote and does not implicate the integrity of the electoral process.”

“While we anticipate this fight isn’t over, we are pleased with the court’s fair and just evaluation of the weakness of the state and Bixby’s legal case,” City Attorney Mike Vigliotta said in a statement.

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Shawn Steel: Congress Must Prioritize National Voter ID Law

March 14, 2025 By Shawn Steel 1 Comment

Republicans in Congress must act now to mandate a national voter ID law.

You need it to buy cold medicine, donate blood, or attend a Kamala Harris rally.

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Just don’t ask for ID when deciding who has control over the nuclear codes. At least, not in California.

That would be racist. So says Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

In her 2012 speech to the Democratic National Convention, “Karen Bass spoke out against voter ID laws that have been criticized for disenfranchising minorities.”

“Today, one of the darkest shadows of the past century is creeping into this one: one of our most basic rights—the right to vote, a right that we fought for and won—is under attack,” Bass, then a member of Congress, said of efforts to require voter ID.

Voter ID laws aren’t about racism. They’re about preserving Democrats’ power in solidly blue states like California. According to the nonpartisan National Conference of State Legislatures, 36 states require some form of identification at the polls. If states are just too provincial, how about international data? At least 170 countries have voter ID laws.

Take one example that Mayor Bass can appreciate: Ghana.

In West Africa’s second-most populous country (and the country where L.A. Mayor Karen Bass was junketing while L.A. burned), before you can cast your ballot, you must go through a 4-step voter registration process. Step 1, according to the Ghana Electoral Commission’s website: Present a valid ID.

“For you to register as a voter, you must present a valid National ID Card to the registration center in your electoral area,” explains the Electoral Commission of Ghana on its information page of where and how to vote.

Republicans in Congress would be wise to follow the lead of Ghana and the rest of the world by adopting a national voter ID law as part of a comprehensive election integrity law. A law that requires voters to show some form of ID is so commonsense that most people in red states – and around the world – are shocked to discover that not every U.S. state requires voter ID.

It’s a winning issue with broad support among Democrats, Republicans and independents that is desperately needed to restore the American people’s faith and trust in the electoral process.

First, let’s correct the record on a racist trope that originated with the Democrat Party: states’ rights to control federal elections. Although the time, place, and manner of elections is prescribed to the states, the U.S. Constitution explicitly protects Congress’ right to “at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations.”

Congress has the authority to regulate federal elections. It’s exercised this power repeatedly with the passage of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

About the Voting Rights Act of 1965. None other than 17 racist Democrats pushed the states’ right argument when Democrats opposed the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Check the Senate roll call vote for yourself. On May 26, 1965, 17 Senate Democrats opposed the landmark civil rights law compared to just 2 Republicans. In the spirit of the Voting Rights Act, a national voter ID law would restore the integrity of elections.

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Grimes: President Trump Calls for Voter ID, Water Flows as Conditions in CA for Federal Wildfire Aid

January 27, 2025 By Katy Grimes 3 Comments

How many cities, neighborhoods and houses have to burn down before the people start demanding that our priorities become the politicians priorities?

During his visit to Los Angeles Friday to view the damage from the wildfires, President Donald Trump announced two conditions in order to receive federal aid: voter ID laws and for the state to stop diverting water flows to the Pacific Ocean, and instead send Northern California water to the southern state.

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“I want to see two things in Los Angeles. Voter ID, so that the people have a chance to vote, and I want to see the water be released and come down into Los Angeles and throughout the state,” Trump said. “Those are the two things. After that, I will be the greatest president that California has ever seen.”

California provides drivers licenses to illegal immigrants under Assembly Bill 1766, called “California ID’s For All,” authored by Assemblyman Mark Stone (D-Scotts Valley) and supported by Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas), who claimed “Everyone deserves access to identification. This legislation moves us one step closer to true equity for our undocumented neighbors.”

Gov. Newsom signed AB 1766 into law September 23, 2022.

Is it any wonder California politicians don’t want Voter ID requirements?

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office responded with a snarky fact-check claiming ID is required to prove citizenship, yet said that several other states do not require voter ID. Newsom’s office also said it is currently able to pump as much water as it could under Trump’s first-term policies.

FACT: Under current CA law you must be a CA resident and US citizen (and attest to being one under penalty of perjury) AND provide a form of ID such as driver’s license or passport that has been approved by the Secretary of State in order to register to vote. https://sos.ca.gov/elections/frequently-asked-questions

FACT: 15 states do not generally require voter ID at polls, including Nevada and Pennsylvania (two states won by President Trump).

FACT: California pumps as much water now as it could under prior Trump-era policies.

Here’s a FACT: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation in 2024 to make it illegal to require voter ID to vote in person – specifically, the law prevents local governments from requiring voters to present identification at the polls. The new law was in response to passage of the Huntington Beach voter ID requirement, notably approved by the city’s residents in March 2024, and upheld by a judge in November. It allows local officials to request that voters present ID at the polls and also increases polling locations and authorizes greater monitoring of drop boxes, the Globe reported.

Here’s another FACT: California is now the number one state to illegally cross into the United States. And why wouldn’t illegal aliens look to California – the first state to offer health insurance for all illegal immigrants, unemployment pay, and drivers licenses, and free education, and many layers of welfare benefits… illegal immigrants in California can apply for Disability Insurance (DI) and Paid Family Leave benefits, even if they do not have a Social Security number, according to the California EDD.

It’s only Democrat politicians who push for no voter ID to vote, who push for illegal aliens to have a valid ID, and who have allowed California’s water to flow to the ocean instead of to farmers and Central and Southern California cities.

“We like water to put out fires,” Trump said at his Los Angeles roundtable meeting Friday. “It’s really quite efficient,” he added.

Politicians from Governor Gavin Newsom, to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, to LA County Supervisors and LA City Council, have insisted that nothing could be done to put out the fires. Nitwits in the media are parroting the same ridiculous message.

But Mayor Bass cut the LA Fire Department budget by $17.6 million last year. She wanted to cut it by $23 million.

Gov. Newsom slashed roughly $150 million from Cal Fire’s wildfire prevention budget.

The state sends 80% of California’s water to the ocean in unimpaired flows for “environmental” purposes. And Governor Newsom took four dams down on the Klamath River recently.

These are the policies and politically-charged moves President Trump is focused on.

It was interesting how Gavin Newsom appeared so contrite in Trump’s presence as he said he needs the President’s help, but away from the president, he’s cocky and continues to obfuscate about the state’s water policies and voter ID requirements.

As do Democrat leaders.

It’s the federal funding Newsom wants, and apparently he will say and do anything to get it.

“Moments after setting aside 50 million taxpayer dollars to ‘Trump proof’ California, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas asks Trump not to play politics when it comes to California wildfire recovery aid,” Kevin Dalton accurately noted on X.

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California lawmakers weigh bill to ban cities from requiring voter ID for local elections

February 19, 2024 By Andrew Wheeler 12 Comments

SHOULD CITIES BE ALLOWED TO REQUIRE VOTER ID?

California cities would be prohibited from establishing voter ID requirements in local elections, under a proposed law being considered by the Legislature. SB 1174 is intended to preempt the City of Huntington Beach, which is set to vote this March on whether require that voters present identification before voting in city elections.

It would also affect other city government considering implementing such a policy, according to a statement from the bill’s author, Sen. Dave Min, D-Irvine. California voters are not required to present ID in most circumstances during state elections. However, state law leaves it up to local jurisdictions for local elections. “Healthy democracies rely on robust access to the polls.

That’s why in California we follow the facts when it comes to the overwhelming body of evidence that voter ID laws only subvert voter turnout and create barriers to law abiding voters,” Min said in a statement.

Huntington Beach Mayor Gracey Van Der Mark is a proponent of voter ID requirements, and in an interview with Spectrum News 1 said, “If asking for an ID makes people feel more secure and brings back their faith for our voting system, then why not?”

Min pointed to the success of California’s COVID-19 motivated push for universal mail-in ballots, and that proponents of voter ID laws have not produced any evidence of voter fraud.

“At the same time, we know that voter ID laws can make it more difficult for seniors, people of color, young people, and other historically marginalized groups from participating in our democracy,” he said. The bill has not yet been assigned to a committee for consideration. Civil rights groups and others have long been wary of voter ID requirements.

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A League of Women Voters report said that “not only do these measures disproportionately impact Black, Native, elderly, and student voters, but they also fail to effectively address any real issues related to election integrity — the very thing advocates say these measures are designed to do. “ Min is running to succeed Rep. Katier Porter in Congress.

This bill will not affect his race.

DRUG CARTELS = TERRORISTS? Last year, six people — including a teen mom and her baby son — were executed in Tulare County. Police alleged that the massacre was drug cartel related. Now, California lawmakers are set to consider a bill that would designate violent drug trafficking gangs as foreign terrorist organizations and direct the California Attorney General’s Office to work with the Legislature to crack down on them.

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