California Files Appeal After Court Allows Huntington Beach to Require Voter ID in Local Elections

Attorney General Rob Bonta argues that the measure is invalid because state law supersedes local law in election matters.

Orange County election stands await voters inside the Honda Center, which has been converted into a polling place, in Anaheim, Calif., on Sept. 16, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

The State of California filed an appeal in its lawsuit against the city of Huntington Beach on May 28, asking a state appellate court to reverse a lower court’s decision that allowed the city to require photo ID in its municipal elections.

In a lawsuit filed last year challenging Measure A, the city’s initiative, Attorney General Ron Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley Weber argued that the policy is invalid because state law takes precedence over local law in matters of statewide concern, including the right to vote.