California conservatives and Tea Partiers have launched a campaign to pass a voter ID measure via ballot initiative, sidelining the state’s Democratic-controlled legislature.
The California Secretary of State’s office announced on Dec. 31 that proponents of a measure that would require voters to present “government-issued photo-identification” can begin collecting the 504,760 signatures needed to put it on the ballot in November. They have until the end of May to gather the signatures.
The campaign is being led by Elise Richmond, a southern California talk show host and conservative Republican activist.
