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Proposition 39
Proposition 39
California · November 3, 2026
What this measure does
Require voters to present government-issued identification when casting ballots and require election officials to use government data to confirm voter citizenship and report verification rates
A yes vote means
Voters will need to present government-issued ID to vote, and election officials will verify citizenship using government databases and report how many people they successfully verified.
A no vote means
Voting rules stay as they are now, without requiring ID presentation or citizenship verification through government databases.
Simple explanation
Right now, when you vote, you sign a form saying you're eligible. This measure would require you to show a government ID (like a driver's license) when you vote, and it would have election officials check government records to confirm you're a citizen. It's like the difference between saying 'trust me, I'm old enough' versus showing your ID at a bar.
Who's for it, who's against it
Support
- Charles Hughes (R) - Candidate for State Assembly
- Julie Luckey, director of Californians for Voter ID
- Nicole Shanahan (Independent) - Candidate for Vice President (2024)
- Reform California
- Richard Uihlein - CEO of Uline Corporation
- State Rep. Alexandra Macedo (R)
- State Rep. Bilal Essayli (R)
- State Rep. Carl DeMaio (R)
- State Rep. Carl DeMaio (R-75)
- State Rep. David Tangipa (R)
- State Sen. Tony Strickland (R)
- Timothy C. Draper - Founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson
- U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert (R)
Opposition
- ACLU of Northern California
- ACLU of Southern California
- Andy Imparato, chief executive officer of Disability Rights California
- Angelica Salceda, director of the ACLU of Northern California’s Democracy, Speech, and Technology Project
- Asian Law Caucus
- California Common Cause
- California Donor Table
- Courage California
- Disability Rights California
- Equality California
- Jenny Farrell, executive director of the League of Women Voters of California
- League of Women Voters of California
- U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D)
Source: Ballotpedia