Republicans and about 73% of California want voter ID—they want honest elections. Opposing this? Democrats. NOT SUPPORTING THE REFORM CALIFORNIA VOTER ID BALLOT MEASURE: The California Republican Party. In 2024 the GOP, lead by Corrin Rankin in support, supported a $10 billion “education” bond—that most Republicans voted against. Now the CRP led by Corrin Rankin is NOT supporting the Voter ID ballot measure—just like the Democrats.
To be clear, the CRP, as late as Wednesday night sent out a “beg” letter asking for money to fight for Voter ID—without supporting the ballot measure. So, the question has to be asked—how will the money raised be spent to give us honest elections via a ballot measure?
“California is not only one of 14 states that does not require ID when voting, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a statewide ban on voter ID in 2024, in response to the Huntington Beach Measure A, passed by local voters last spring.
“IT’S BULL****! CA Democrats just killed my Voter ID bill! Well, I’m not backing down — we’re taking it to the ballot box with a citizen’s initiative in 2026!” DeMaio posted to X.
In January, Assemblymen Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego) and Bill Essayli (R-Riverside) announced their California Voter ID and Election Integrity Act of 2025, Assembly Bill 25, the Globe reported.
If enacted, the bill would require: Voter ID for in-person and mail-in ballots; citizenship verification and accurate maintenance of voter lists by each county; enhanced ballot signature review requirements; and imposing penalties on counties if they don’t finish counting their ballots within 72 hours of the election.”
You might want to ask why the CRP is not supporting, promoting, trying to get signatures for the VOTER ID measure.
Democrats Kill Assemblyman DeMaio’s Voter ID Bill Claiming It Will ‘Restrict Voting Access’
‘If voter ID is racist, then all forms of ID are racist’
By Katy Grimes, California Globe, 4/9/25 https://californiaglobe.com/fl/democrats-kill-assemblyman-demaios-voter-id-bill-claiming-it-will-restrict-voting-access/
On the heels of a Superior Court Judge ruling Monday in favor of the Huntington Beach voter ID law, California Democrats in the Assembly Elections Committee just killed a statewide voter ID bill Wednesday morning by Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego). Democrats even dragged out the old “requiring Voter ID is racist” hyperbole.
According to the Orange County Register, the Judge said he disagreed with arguments it would disenfranchise voters in future elections. “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.
California is not only one of 14 states that does not require ID when voting, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a statewide ban on voter ID in 2024, in response to the Huntington Beach Measure A, passed by local voters last spring.
“IT’S BULL****! CA Democrats just killed my Voter ID bill! Well, I’m not backing down — we’re taking it to the ballot box with a citizen’s initiative in 2026!” DeMaio posted to X.
In January, Assemblymen Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego) and Bill Essayli (R-Riverside) announced their California Voter ID and Election Integrity Act of 2025, Assembly Bill 25, the Globe reported.
If enacted, the bill would require: Voter ID for in-person and mail-in ballots; citizenship verification and accurate maintenance of voter lists by each county; enhanced ballot signature review requirements; and imposing penalties on counties if they don’t finish counting their ballots within 72 hours of the election.
As for counting ballots within 72 hours of the election, DeMaio pointed out that this is something the rest of the United States and third world countries manage to accomplish.
“There is a cancer growing in our democracy where too many California voters do not trust in our elections. California voters will not have the confidence they deserve that we have fraud-free elections — until we enact this common sense voter ID law,” said Assemblyman DeMaio. “The California Voter ID and Election Integrity Act of 2025 will help restore the public confidence in elections.”
DeMaio said this isn’t a partisan bill, as Democrats and Republicans support voter ID requirements. “AB 25 would bring California in line with 25 other states voter ID requirements.”
DeMaio said there are 6 problems with California’s voting system California Voter ID and Election Integrity Act of 2025, AB 25, would specifically enact the following:
- Voter ID Requirement: Provide language requiring a government-issued ID to vote (Driver’s License) in person – and use of last 4 digits of Drivers License on Mail-in Ballots
- Accountability for Citizenship Verification: Provide language requiring a verification of citizenship before adding an individual to voter rolls – and verification of existing voter registrations. Verification cannot be a person’s own attestation – but must be proven by appropriate identification documentation to prove they are a US Citizen.
- Accountability for Maintaining Accurate Voter Lists: Provide language requiring the state auditor conduct a random sample of voter lists for a county to ensure at least 98% accuracy on the list – identifying any individuals that are not citizens, deceased, moved out of state, moved from address, etc as inaccuracies. Any county that fails to meet this standard may not automatically mail ballots to everyone on their voter list for that election cycle, but may provide mail-in ballots to individuals who request them.
- Accountability for Timely Counting of Ballots: Provide language suspending a county’s ability to automatically use mail ballots for the following election if they do not count all mail-in ballots within 72 hours of the election – not counting provisional ballots and ballots rejected due to signature mismatch. Counties that lose the ability for an all-mail in election shall still provide mail-in ballots to individuals that request them.
- Integrity of Signature Review Process: Provide language requiring the state auditor to audit using random sample the signature reviews of county election offices to ensure proper vetting of signatures occurs and to report findings of audit within 90 days of each election. For any county office that fails an audit of their signature reviews, that county Registrar of Voters shall submit a remediation plan to the Secretary of State for improvements.
Assemblyman DeMaio brought with him a lengthy report by the Transparency Foundation which featured an audit of California’s 2022 election showing voter fraud. The report found:
California’s politicians and the liberal media continue to blindly dismiss concerns raised by election integrity problems in the state. The media claims that there is no proof of voter fraud occurring – but refuses to perform even basic investigations and queries to find out. It is not difficult to analyze voting data to detect evidence of potential fraud. One simple way to detect potential fraud is to examine the rate of signatures rejected on ballots cast – and to further investigate voters who failed to “cure” their rejected signature. One would presume that a voter whose signature was rejected on their ballot would want to verify their identity to make sure their vote counted.
If they fail to do that, that attempted vote should be further scrutinized. That’s why our investigators pulled lists of “uncured” ballots where the voter failed to respond to attempts to get them to verify their signature. Our investigators spent months calling and texting these individuals.
14.17% of audited “uncured” ballots rejected for a missing or an invalid signature during the 2022 California November Election were likely fraudulently cast – as the voters for those ballots vehemently denied ever voting in the election.
DeMaio said polling shows that 52% of Democrats support voter ID; 68% of Californians overall support voter ID; 70% support citizenship verification; 56% of African Americans support voter ID; 70% of non-white Californians support voter ID, which shows that this is not a partisan or racial issue.
Colleen Britton with the Election Integrity Project California testified in support of AB 25. “75% to 80% across the nation support voter ID” Britton said. “All 49 other states and most countries get votes counted in one t0 three days – within 72 hours,” Britton said.
Opposition to AB 25 by a representative with the ACLU claimed voter ID “imposes burdens” and “creates racial disparities”, as well as “barriers” to voter ballots.
Dora Rose with the League of Women Voters was visibly angry, and directed her comments directly at DeMaio, accusing him of creating “bogus fraud squads” for wanting voter ID. She called the bill a “sweeping proposal to restrict voting access,” and claimed “millions of voters don’t have regular ID.” She called DeMaio’s proposal an “unconstitutional poll tax” and referenced a “sordid history of voter suppression” that requiring identification to vote creates.
Assemblyman Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) launched into a verbal attack against DeMaio over the report, demanding to know if it has a political slant. “Every 501 (c)(3) has a world view,” DeMaio said. “So they have a partisan slant?” Berman demanded, arguing with DeMaio. “I presented evidence of weaknesses in our election system,” DeMaio said. “The facts in the report, I am happy to address,” he told Berman, who was still arguing with DeMaio, and had to be cut off by Committee Chairwoman Gail Pellerin (D-Santa Cruz).
Assemblyman David J. Tangipa (R-Fresno) addressed the “soft bigotry of low expectations” being bandied about during the hearing. “As a Polynesian, growing up impoverished,” Tangipa said it was offensive of those at the hearing to claim that minorities are too dumb to get ID. “If voter ID is racist, then all forms of ID are racist,” Tangipa said. “I grew up in that community – we are smart enough.”
“The bill weaponizes voter suppression,” said Assemblywoman Catherine Stefani (D-San Francisco). “The 72 hour deadline is rushing the process.”
DeMaio pushed back on Rose’s claim that the bill is “an unconstitutional poll tax,” noting that the United States Supreme Court has ruled many times that voter ID requirements are Constitutional. “Georgia just went to Voter ID and minority participation went up,” DeMaio said.
Chairwoman Pellerin said the bill would impose new barriers to voting participation, and is a “baseless attempt to erode Californians’ trust in elections.”
Then the committee voted and killed DeMaio’s AB 25.
“Sacramento Democrats just killed my Voter ID bill (AB25) — despite overwhelming public support and clear evidence our election system is broken! They failed to act, so now WE will. We’re launching a 2026 citizens’ initiative to force this issue on the 2026 ballot!” Assemblyman DeMaio posted to X following the hearing.
The Assembly Elections Committee bill analysis summarized AB 25:
Requires a person to provide documentation of citizenship when registering to vote. Requires a person to provide government-issued photo identification when voting in-person. Requires a voter to provide the last four digits of a government-issued identification number on a vote by mail (VBM) ballot envelope and requires the voter’s ballot to be disqualified if that information does not match information on the voter’s registration. Requires the State Auditor (Auditor) to audit specified decisions of county elections officials. Requires elections officials to count all ballots within 72 hours of an election, except as specified. Repeals a provision of law that prohibits local governments from enacting voter identification requirements that are not required by state or federal law.
If the CRP really wanted to enact a voter ID law, they would simply need sponsor a proposition for the ballot. If it is true that 73% of voters want a voter ID law, this is a no brainer!
The ONLY reason democrats are so opposed to voter ID requirements is they need illegal voters and crooked mail in ballots to manipulate the corrupt election system they have created in California.
It has been proven many times that MOST people have a valid ID already, and any that don’t can EASILY get one or are not legally qualified to have one.
Democrats are TOTALLY AGAINST LEGAL VOTING.
It’s not about fair elections – it is about power and money. Go to Sacramento as a middle-class representative and come out a multimillionaire. Set for life. Fair elections would end that for many corrupt politicians. If Carl’s ballot initiative passes, Democrats will run to a corrupt judge who will rule it unconstitutional, like so many “common sense” ballot measures. I left CA four years ago after putting up with this nonsense for 35 years. Don’t miss it at all!
The ONLY reason the Dems are against voter ID is it may result in more Democrats losing elections, but if they could WIN with voter ID, the Dems would be supportive to the point of tyranny.