Reform California submits 1.3 million signatures for voter ID initiative

The organization Reform California announced on March 2 that it was submitting over 1.3 million signatures to county election officials for verification of an initiative that would require voter identification and a constitutional requirement for state and county election officials to verify citizenship of registered voters.

The initiative would add a new section to the California Constitution requiring government-issued identification to vote in person or the last 4 digits of a unique government-issued identifying number for mail-in ballots. The amendment would require the state to provide upon request and at no charge a voter ID card for use in casting a ballot. The initiative would also require the secretary of state and county election officials to maintain accurate voter registration lists, including verifying citizenship attestations and reporting the percentage of voter rolls that have been citizenship-verified.

The amendment would allow citizens to seek judicial review and remedy of the state's or any county's compliance with the amendment. The amendment would also require the state auditor to audit state and county compliance, publicly report its findings, and make recommendations to improve the integrity of elections every odd-numbered year.

Currently, California's constitution requires that voters be U.S. citizens, California residents, 18 years old on Election Day, not serving a state or federal prison term for a felony conviction, and not found mentally incompetent to vote by a court. When registering to vote, proof of citizenship is not required. Individuals who become U.S. citizens less than 15 days before an election must bring proof of citizenship to their county elections office to register to vote in that election. An individual applying to register to vote must attest that they are a U.S. citizen under penalty of perjury.





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