California Sues City to Remove Voter ID Requirement for Local Elections

Attorney General Bonta said it violates state law. Secretary of State Weber said it’s unfair to disadvantaged voters.

California's Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Attorney General Rob Bonta in Los Angeles on April 15, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Huntington Beach’s recently approved measure requiring voter ID in local elections has prompted a legal challenge from top California leaders.

Attorney General Rob Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, the state’s chief elections official, announced the lawsuit at an April 15 news conference, challenging the city’s Measure A, which gives Huntington Beach the authority to impose voter ID requirements for elections beginning in 2026.