California Republicans launch voter ID ballot push, need 875K signatures by deadline

Republicans in California are launching an effort to require voters to show ID before casting their ballots.Assemblymember Carl DeMaio is raising funds for the initiative through his grassroots organization Reform California. The campaign requires 875,000 signatures in order to show up on the ballot in 2026."Voter ID is about restoring not only internal controls to improve the process but restoring public trust and confidence in our democracy," DeMaio told NBC Bay Area."People are harboring concerns about how our elections are being conducted, and it's hard to show and prove voter fraud becaus