California measure requiring photo ID at polls will be on November ballot

Nearly 1 million Californians supported push by Republican Carl DeMaio but it faces historic opposition from Democrats

California voters will decide in November whether to require photo identification to cast a ballot, making California the latest battleground in a long-running effort by conservatives to push voter ID laws that have been bolstered in recent years by Donald Trump’s repeated and unfounded accusations of widespread voter fraud.

Nearly 1 million Californians signed on to support the ballot measure championed by Carl DeMaio, a Republican state representative from San Diego.