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The measures seek to require voter ID and ballot drop box monitoring for future elections and require a unanimous city council vote to fly new flags.
If passed, the measure would apply statewide, encompassing all municipalities including the 108 charter cities, overriding local election codes.
Huntington Beach voters will decide in March if they should show their ID in future elections—after a judge dismissed legal challenges to the ballot measure.
Schools in the City of Industry in Los Angeles County and Huntington Beach in Orange County are set to close.
Huntington Beach City Attorney Michael Gates said he believes the recent ruling is a blow to state officials.
The city council voted to create a 21-member panel of community members who will be given oversight of the books in the city’s five libraries.
The resolution passed 4–3, with exceptions for residents and city employees who have tested positive for the virus or for first responders responding to calls.
“[The city’s proposal] conflicts with state law and would only serve to suppress voter participation without providing any discernible local benefit.”
