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Can California Elections Be Saved? Voter ID Qualifies for the Ballot

Californians will get a chance to vote for more secure elections this November after a voter identification and citizenship verification initiative has qualified for the ballot.

Following a successful signature-gathering campaign led by Assemblyman Carl DeMaio, R-San Diego, the ballot question, if approved, would require government-issued identification for in-person voting. Californians voting by mail would need to provide the last four digits of a unique government-issued identifying number with their mail-in ballot.

A new UC Berkeley poll of nearly 6,000 registered California voters found that 56% of respondents support showing ID to vote.

“If Californians lose confidence in the integrity of our elections, we are at risk of losing faith in the foundation that upholds our system of government,” U.S Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., told the Daily Signal in an email.

“When the majority of the House of Representatives is decided by just a few seats, like it currently is, just a few elections can shift the balance of power in Congress. That’s why I have been so motivated to support this effort, raise the money necessary to get us to this point, and fight to secure our elections with voter ID,” he added.

Calvert shared examples of how close previous California elections have been, underscoring the need for election........

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