{"id":2576318,"date":"2026-03-05T07:19:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T12:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-is-closer-to-voting-on-voter-id-laws-than-the-gop-led-u-s-senate\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T07:21:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T12:21:39","slug":"california-is-closer-to-voting-on-voter-id-laws-than-the-gop-led-u-s-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-is-closer-to-voting-on-voter-id-laws-than-the-gop-led-u-s-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"CA Is Closer To Voting On Voter ID Laws Than GOP-Led Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-is-closer-to-voting-on-voter-id-laws-than-the-gop-led-u-s-senate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2576318&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>California voters are advancing a statewide voter ID measure after proponents submitted more than 1.3 million signatures for the California Voter ID Initiative. The proposal would amend the state constitution to require government-issued ID for all future elections, require the last four digits of a government ID for mail voting, verify citizenship, and ensure that only eligible individuals are registered to vote. Campaign leaders, including GOP State Assemblymember Carl DeMaio and Reform California, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >held signature-submission rallies<\/a> across major markets, highlighting broad support for the initiative. If certified, the measure is expected to appear on the November midterm ballot, a progress noted alongside nationwide polls showing broad public support for voter ID laws. The article contrasts this California grassroots push with perceived inaction in the U.S. Senate on similar election-integrity measures, suggesting voters may influence election rules even before federal lawmakers act. The piece is written by Maisey jefferson of The Federalist.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W3wjQ2OS37M&amp;t=9s\">  Carl DeMaio \/ Reform California \/ Youtube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/05\/california-is-closer-to-voting-on-voter-id-laws-than-the-gop-led-u-s-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=California%20Is%20Closer%20To%20Voting%20On%20Voter%20ID%20Laws%20Than%20The%20GOP-Led%20U.S.%20Senate&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/05\/california-is-closer-to-voting-on-voter-id-laws-than-the-gop-led-u-s-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=California%20Is%20Closer%20To%20Voting%20On%20Voter%20ID%20Laws%20Than%20The%20GOP-Led%20U.S.%20Senate&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/05\/california-is-closer-to-voting-on-voter-id-laws-than-the-gop-led-u-s-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/05\/california-is-closer-to-voting-on-voter-id-laws-than-the-gop-led-u-s-senate\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=California%20Is%20Closer%20To%20Voting%20On%20Voter%20ID%20Laws%20Than%20The%20GOP-Led%20U.S.%20Senate&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/05\/california-is-closer-to-voting-on-voter-id-laws-than-the-gop-led-u-s-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Republicans in the Senate are arguing over the SAVE America Act &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-john-cornyn-and-senate-gop-introduce-concealed-carry-reciprocity-bill\/\" title=\"Sen. John Cornyn and ... GOP Introduce Concealed-Carry Reciprocity Bill\">common-sense legislation<\/a> that would require voter ID and proof of citizenship in federal elections. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/biden_administration\/68_back_proof_of_citizenship_for_voting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Numerous polls <\/a>demonstrate that <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/652523\/americans-endorse-early-voting-voter-verification.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">such laws<\/a> are <a href=\"https:\/\/heritageaction.com\/press\/new-polling-shows-save-america-act-commands-broad-support-across-battleground-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">overwhelmingly popular<\/a> among American voters. But while some RINOs are <a href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/article\/senate\/thune-talking-filibuster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly blocking<\/a> legitimate efforts to advance the legislation, voters in deep blue California are taking matters into their own hands to safeguard their elections against fraud. <\/p>\n<p>After a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reformcalifornia.org\/news\/ca-voter-id-initiative-proponents-to-officially-submit-over-1-3m-signatures-this-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">months-long<\/a>, grassroots-driven campaign, GOP State Assemblymember Carl DeMaio and other proponents submitted signatures for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reformcalifornia.org\/cavoterid\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California Voter ID Initiative<\/a> on Monday. The proposal, which DeMaio said garnered more than 1.3 million signatures, would amend the state&rsquo;s constitution to require voter ID &ldquo;for all future elections in California.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1482303057\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The milestone was reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reformcalifornia.org\/news\/ca-voter-id-initiative-proponents-to-officially-submit-over-1-3m-signatures-this-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">marked<\/a> by &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-bans-gop-account-allows-inflammatory-dnc-ads\/\" title=\"Facebook bans GOP account, allows inflammatory DNC ads\">campaign leaders<\/a> hold[ing] signature submission rallies in five major media markets across the state, underscoring the broad geographic and bipartisan support behind the initiative.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>DeMaio also chairs Reform California, a PAC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reformcalifornia.org\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">focused<\/a> on reclaiming the state from radical leftism. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reformcalifornia.org\/cavoterid\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According<\/a> to the group, the proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ballotpedia.org\/2026\/03\/03\/reform-california-submits-1-3-million-signatures-for-voter-id-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">amendment<\/a> would mandate government ID for in-person voting and the &ldquo;last four digits of a government ID&rdquo; when voting by mail. The initiative would also require election officials to verify citizenship and ensure &ldquo;that only eligible individuals are registered to vote and receive ballots.&rdquo; Now that signatures have been submitted for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reformcalifornia.org\/news\/ca-voter-id-initiative-proponents-to-officially-submit-over-1-3m-signatures-this-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">validation<\/a>, it&rsquo;s likely the initiative will appear on the California ballot in the midterms this November.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re creating the legal obligation that in California, when we do voting, we want our election officers to actually give a damn about whether someone&rsquo;s a citizen,&rdquo; DeMaio <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/E2YdM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s what we&rsquo;re asking. That&rsquo;s why voters support this, because it&rsquo;s not a burden on the voter. It really is a burden on the election officers to do their job.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Grassroots volunteers in California spent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reformcalifornia.org\/news\/ca-voter-id-initiative-proponents-to-officially-submit-over-1-3m-signatures-this-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">less than six months<\/a> gathering hundreds of thousands of signatures in support of common-sense voter ID and citizenship verification requirements, according to Reform California. Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers at the federal level, like <a href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/article\/senate\/thune-talking-filibuster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Curtis from Utah<\/a>, seem to have forgotten how the Senate works. Using rules already in place and forcing the Democrats to participate in a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/17\/what-the-wall-street-journal-gets-wrong-about-the-talking-filibuster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">talking filibuster<\/a>&rdquo; would at least allow Republicans to say they exhausted every option in the interest of their constituents and U.S. elections. But even that is too tall an order, apparently, despite election integrity being one of Trump&rsquo;s primary campaign platforms ahead of the 2024 election, and the Senate having a popular vote mandate to act on it. <\/p>\n<p>Given the fact that Maine voters <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/11\/05\/maine-voters-shoot-down-voter-id-requirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shot down<\/a> a constitutional amendment last year requiring voter ID in elections, it&rsquo;s hard to say whether the initiative in California will pass if it&rsquo;s on the state ballot this fall. But no matter the outcome, it&rsquo;s likely Californians may actually vote on these election integrity measures before the Senate does, and that itself is an <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/03\/primary-season-gives-conservatives-the-chance-to-kick-feckless-rinos-to-the-curb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">indictment<\/a> of our GOP lawmakers. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Maisey Jefferson is a staff editor at The Federalist. She graduated from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gordon.edu\/\">Gordon College<\/a> in the greater Boston area with a degree in English and Professional Writing. You can follow her on X at <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jeffermaisey\">@jeffermaisey<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Maisey Jefferson<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/maiseyjefferson\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/2026-midterms\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">2026 midterms<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/california\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">California<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/carl-demaio\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Carl DeMaio<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/election-integrity\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">election integrity<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/john-curtis\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">John Curtis<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/maine\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/midterms\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Midterms<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/polling\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Polling<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/save-america-act\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">SAVE America Act<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/voter-id\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">voter ID<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CA voters push voter-ID amendment for future elections<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2168,"featured_media":2576319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-at-4.01.11-PM-1024x578.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651],"tags":[4045,6571,3740,72761],"class_list":["post-2576318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","tag-california","tag-elections","tag-senate","tag-voter-id-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-at-4.01.11-PM-1024x578.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2168"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2576318"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2576322,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576318\/revisions\/2576322"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2576319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}