Attorney General No.
13-0039
Secretary of State No.
1626
Description
Prohibits citizen's vote at the polls from being counted unless he or she presents government-issued photo-identification. Establishes provisional voting for citizens at the polls who fail to present government-issued photo-identification. Requires that provisional ballots and mail-in ballots be deemed invalid unless the accompanying envelope contains the citizen's birthdate, and citizen's identification number or last four digits of driver's license, state identification card, or social security number. Requires that election officials verify this information prior to opening or counting ballot. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Increased local government elections costs and decreased state fee revenues, potentially in the range of tens of millions of dollars per year. Potentially increased state funding (about $100 million) to local governments, offset by an equal amount of decreased state funding to local governments in future years.
Proponents
Elise Richmond gmv@guardmyvote.org
Date
11-6-2013
Document Type
Initiative
Qualified
Failed to Qualify
Recommended Citation
Elections. Voter Identification Requirements. Initiative Statute. California Initiative 1626 (2013).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/1835