The debate over the future of voter ID in Huntington Beach is heading back to court after California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Tuesday he’d officially filed a notice to appeal an earlier ruling bouncing the case out of court.
The legal battle is centered on Measure A, a ballot measure approved by Huntington Beach voters in March 2024 that allows the city to require voter ID be shown for those voting in person within city limits, but not those who vote by mail.
Bonta sued the city over that law in April 2024, but an Orange County Superior Court Judge shot down the state’s case last November, arguing they brought the case too early and it wasn’t yet time for a judge to rule until the city came up with rules around the process…