Voter ID backers lose court fight after accusing California AG of trying to rig vote

California voter ID backers lost a court fight Thursday to block Attorney General Rob Bonta’s controversial rewrite of their initiative’s ballot language, fueling fresh accusations that state officials are trying to “rig” the vote.A Sacramento Superior Court judge rejected a lawsuit challenging the ballot title Bonta’s office crafted for Proposition 39, clearing the way for the Yes on 39 campaign to argue the description is deliberately designed to scare voters.Assemblymember Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego), who has spearheaded the Prop.39 campaign, blasted the decision and accused state officials of trying to manipulate voters.“These politicians know that they can’t win a fair vote on Prop 39’s bipartisan solution for voter ID because it has supermajority support from California voters,”  DeMaio said.

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By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Never miss a story “So instead they’re trying to deceive voters by putting a false ballot title on it and are now even distracting voters from their tampering of the ballot title with this frivolous lawsuit.”When supporters gathered more than 1.3 million signatures to qualify Prop.

39 for the November ballot, its title said the measure “establishes additional voter identification and citizenship verification requirements.”Bonta’s office changed the language to say: “Prohibits citizens from voting unless they present government-issued identification.”The Yes on 39 campaign sued, arguing the new wording is inaccurate and violates California law requiring the attorney general to “give a true and impartial statement of the purpose of the measure.”The judge disagreed, finding the ballot description accurate and Bonta’s actions legal.“Today’s ruling confirms what we have said from the start: the ballot...