Voter ID is voter suppression
A proposed November ballot initiative would make it harder for millions of eligible Californians to exercise their fundamental right to vote. If passed, voters would be required to show a driver's license or other government-issued ID at the polls. This would disenfranchise communities who already face obstacles to voting, including people of color, college students, seniors, and people with disabilities.
The measure also would require those voting by mail to write the last four digits of a government identification number, such as their Social Security number, on the outside of their mail ballot envelope, raising privacy concerns and the risk of identity theft. A simple mistake, such as a transposed or illegible digit, could result in a rejected ballot.
California doesn't need voter ID to safeguard elections. The state already verifies voters and protects ballots at every stage of the process. Despite proponents' claims, incidents of voter impersonation and non-citizen voting are virtually nonexistent.
