California Voter Guide Attacks Prop 39 With 'MAGA Billionaires' Line as 1.3 Million Backed Measure
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 9
California Voter Guide Attacks Prop 39 With 'MAGA Billionaires' Line as 1.3 Million Backed Measure
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 9
Summary
California’s official voter guide tells voters to reject Proposition 39, saying it would advance Trump’s voter-suppression agenda and ending with: “Don’t let MAGA billionaires decide which voters count.”
Prop 39 qualified for the November ballot after supporters submitted 1.3 million signatures, well above the roughly 875,000 required, and would require government-issued ID or ID numbers for in-person and mail voting.
The guide also says the measure could cost from tens of millions to low hundreds of millions of dollars annually, while a “no” vote would keep voter identity verification based on signatures.
Supporters including the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association call the proposal bipartisan, and a 2025 Pew study cited in the report found 83% of Americans support voter ID.
Early voting is already underway ahead of the Nov. 3 election, when Californians will decide whether to add voter ID, citizenship checks and compliance audits to state election rules.
What privacy safeguards will protect voters who must expose personal identification numbers on their mail-in ballot envelopes?
Beyond the massive funding battles, how will the proposed citizenship verification actually work in practice without triggering widespread database errors?