Voter ID Law – California Globe

AG Bonta, SOS Weber Celebrate Appellate Decision Striking Down Huntington Beach’s Voter ID Law

November 4, 2025 11:13 amNovember 4, 2025 9:57 pm

An appellate court just struck down Huntington Beach’s voter ID law. Let that sink in. A lower court upheld the city’s voter-approved voter ID law, but a California appellate court struck it down. California Fourth District Court of Appeal’s decision...

Voter ID, Proof Of Citizenship Ballot Initiative Launched By GOP Lawmakers

July 17, 2025 8:00 amJuly 17, 2025 8:24 am

Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego) and Senator Tony Strickland (R-Huntington Beach) unveiled a proposal Wednesday to place a constitutional amendment on the 2026 ballot requiring voter identification and proof of citizenship. While voter ID initiatives have been routinely talked about...

Assemblyman Bill Essayli Appointed U.S. Attorney In Los Angeles by President Trump

April 2, 2025 4:45 pmApril 2, 2025 4:45 pm

Assemblyman Bill Essayli (R-Corona) was appointed by President Donald Trump to be the new U.S. Attorney for the Los Angeles-based Central District of California on Tuesday, with Essayli accepting the position and resigning from the Assembly. In a statement on...

Huntington Beach Wins Voter ID Law in Tacit Rebuke to AG Bonta

November 18, 2024 2:19 pmNovember 18, 2024 2:21 pm

California Superior Court Judge Nico Dourbetas last Friday upheld the City of Huntington Beach’s voter ID law, rejecting a tendentious challenge from state attorney general Rob Bonta, who claimed the law would disenfranchise minorities. The ruling, which Bonta can appeal,...