{"id":7031781,"date":"2026-08-07T10:13:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T10:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/business\/legal\/voter-id-supporters-drop-claims-ballot-measure-would-save-money-make-voting-easier\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T10:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T10:13:07","slug":"voter-id-supporters-drop-claims-ballot-measure-would-save-money-make-voting-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031781","title":{"rendered":"Voter ID supporters drop claims ballot measure would save money, make voting &#8216;easier&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-157857\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- .entry-header -->&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bob Egelko, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/prop-39-ballot-language-hearing-22377628.php\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/prop-39-ballot-language-hearing-22377628.php\">San Francisco Chronicle<\/a><\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sponsors of a November ballot measure that would require California voters to bring a driver\u2019s license, passport or other identification papers to the polls abruptly dropped their claims Thursday that it would make voting easier, protect privacy and save the state millions of dollars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before a pair of court hearings, those arguments had been part of the text of Proposition 39, a state constitutional amendment backed by Assembly Member Carl DeMaio, R-San Diego, that is similar to voter-ID legislation supported by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content -->&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-meta\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/footer>\n<p><!-- .entry-meta -->&#13;\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle: Sponsors of a November ballot measure that would require California voters to bring a driver\u2019s license, passport or other identification papers to the polls abruptly dropped their claims Thursday that it would make voting easier, protect privacy and save the state millions of dollars. 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