Mayor of California Charter City Defies Newsom’s Ban on Voter ID Laws ‘That Law Does Not Apply to Us’
A California mayor is defiant after Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law in direct response to the city’s attempt to secure elections.
The saga began on March 5, when Huntington Beach voters weighed in and passed ballot measure 1, the Voter ID and Election Rules Amendment.
According to Ballotpedia, the charter amendment authorized the city to require voter identification for elections and allowed infrastructure to support the initiative.
In 2023, then-Mayor Tony Strickland supported the measure in the face of pressure from local and state Democrats seeking to torpedo it.
“Our democracy does not work if people do not have faith in the election results,” Strickland told Voice of OC.
