Election integrity chalked up a win on Friday as an Orange County, California judge ruled that Huntington Beach could proceed with its voter ID law despite a challenge mounted against it by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration.
In March, the city, which hasn’t shied away from challenging the state’s Democrat administration, voted for a ballot measure that would allow election officials to require voter ID at the polls beginning in 2026. Section 705 of the city’s charter provides (emphasis mine):
As in Section 300, the City Charter shall determine the term of the City’s elective officers, the length of term, and the election cycle in which the election for those offices occur for the City’s elective officers.
