The voter ID lawsuit is the latest clash between California and the conservative town, which has thrust itself into the U.S. culture wars and the crosshairs of state officials.
California has sued Huntington Beach, alleging that the city's new law requiring voters to show photo identification is a violation of state law. The 320-page lawsuit, filed Monday in Orange County Superior Court, accuses Huntington Beach of violating California's Constitution and the state election code over a new charter amendment that would require voters to show photo identification in local elections starting in 2026.
After the Huntington Beach City Council began discussing the voter ID measure last fall, Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, California's top election official, warned in a letter to city officials that the measure was illegal and could prompt a lawsuit. California law requires voters to verify their identities when they register to vote and imposes criminal penalties for fraudulent registration, Bonta and Weber wrote.
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