Is Huntington Beach's Voter ID Law Finished?
Huntington Beach residents might not see voter ID at their local polls after the California Supreme Court declined to hear the city’s arguments on why it should be allowed.
Wednesday’s denial came after an appeals court ruled the city could not move forward with requiring voters to show their ID if they voted in person, saying it wasn’t up to the city to decide that but state legislators.
“In recent years, a vigorous nationwide debate has arisen over whether voters should be required to present identification at the polls to vote,” the appeals court judges wrote in their November decision. “We are not called upon to resolve this debate.”
“Instead, this case presents us a much narrower, simpler question: is voter identification a matter of ‘integrity of the electoral process,’ which our Supreme Court has held is a matter of nationwide concern,” they continued. “We conclude it is.”
https://voiceofoc.org/2026/01/is-huntington-beachs-voter-id-law-finished/