Californians Expected to Decide on Voter ID in November

More than 1.3 million signatures have been collected—more than enough to see the initiative added to the statewide ballot in the November election.

California state Assemblyman Carl DeMaio, along with Congressman Ken Calvert (R) and state Sen. Tony Strickland (L) support a statewide voter ID ballot initiative at the Riverside County Registrar of Voters office in Riverside, Calif., on March 2, 2026. Brad Jones/The Epoch Times

Californians are expected to be asked on their Nov. 3 ballots whether or not they want voter ID to be required in future elections.

A coalition called Californians for Voter ID has gathered more than 1.3 million signatures in a proposed statewide ballot initiative calling for voter ID. At a March 2 press conference, California Republican leaders and volunteers delivered more than a dozen boxes of signed petitions at the Riverside County Registrar of Voters in Riverside, California.