California Voter Proof of Identification AND Citizenship: How? – Bredemarket

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This put up supplies an replace on election integrity, which I haven’t mentioned since March.

The replace? Assemblymember Carl DeMaio desires to place a proposition on the 2026 California poll that achieves three functions:

• “[R]equire the state to confirm proof of citizenship when an individual registers to vote.”
• Require voters to “present identifications on the polls.”
• “Those that vote by way of mail-in ballots must give the final 4 digits of a government-issued ID equivalent to a Social Safety quantity.”

Let’s undergo these…backwards.

Mail-in ballots

The third proposal about authenticating mail-in ballots is foolish. 

The mere reality that somebody is aware of the final 4 digits of a Social Safety Quantity does NOT show that the particular person is the legitimate holder of the Social Safety Quantity in query. 

Frankly, I’m stunned that DHS launched Leonardo Garcia Venegas simply because he knew a Social Safety Quantity. After all, I’m additionally stunned that they decided his REAL ID was faux.

In-person ballots

Which brings us to the second proposal about requiring a authorities ID for in-person voting. 

I’ve already addressed why that is foolish. The quick model? Election precinct staff have neither the gear nor the coaching to inform whether or not a authorities ID is actual or faux.

Voter registration…and re-registration

That solely leaves the primary one, proving citizenship at voter registration. This one is technically possible; the feds do it on a regular basis. The California Secretary of State might merely adapt the federal I-9 course of to the state stage; I’m positive Janice Kephart and her firm ZipID would love to assist the state with that.

Particularly because the requirement for election integrity dictates that every one of California’s present voters would want to re-register to show their citizenship.

All 22+ million of them.

As a result of for those who DO NOT require all California voters to re-register, the entire train is pointless.