California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley Weber on Wednesday appealed an Orange County Superior Court ruling that upheld Huntington Beach’s voter-approved voter ID law.
In March 2024, 53% of Huntington Beach voters approved Measure A. The ballot initiative amended the city’s charter to allow city officials to verify voters’ identities before granting access to polling places.
According to Bonta and Weber’s appeal to the state’s 4th District Court of Appeals in Santa Ana, “With scant analysis, the lower court — the Orange County Superior Court — denied on April 7 the state’s petition for writ of mandate, which asserted that state law prohibits and overrides Measure A.”…