Dem leaders outrageous history of changing California ballot descriptions revealed

Outrage over a last-minute move by California’s attorney general to edit the description of a voter ID ballot measure marks the latest in a series of alterations to the language of proposed laws that critics argue are meant to rig elections.Wile the state lets citizens propose laws that can be put to voters for approval, the state attorney general is responsible for issuing a title and summarized description to help voters understand the proposed measure.Because the attorney general is an elected, partisan official — currently held by Democrat Rob Bonta — it had led accusations that attorneys general rewrite descriptions to confuse voters and benefit their party.On Tuesday, Bonta changed the description of the proposed voter ID law, Proposition 39, which would require voters to provide government ID at the polls or the last four digits of a ID number if voting by mail.The measure is now described as something that “prohibits citizens from voting unless they present government-issued identification,” after originally saying it “establishes additional voter identification and citizenship verification requirements.”Other past examples highlight changes initiated by former California attorney general and now gubernatorial front-runner Xavier Becerra, who was sued a record six times over language revisions.Proposition 22 was a ballot initiative that classified workers of app-based companies such as Uber and Lyft as independent contractors instead of full-time employees with benefits.It was described by Becerra as a measure that “exempts app-based transportation and delivery companies from providing employee benefits.” The original title was “changes employment classification rules for app-based transportation and delivery drivers.”Proposition supporters blasted that language as aligning with arguments from opposing labor groups, traditional allies of Democrats.Becerra described the measure to let voters repeal the state’s gas taxes as something th...