California is on the brink — of taking a simple step toward election security.
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The feds have been handing down scrutiny to make sure some murky elements from California’s election process are sorted out and exposed before the polls close on Nov. 3.
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It’s all coming at a time of golden opportunity to help secure the Golden State’s elections, with Proposition 39, the voter ID measure, hanging in the balance — a measure that California voters can put over the line.
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Last week, the Department of Justice filed an emergency order to prevent California election officials from immediately counting ballots tied to 20,000 suspected noncitizen voters.
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After California Attorney General Rob Bonta moved to dismiss the DOJ’s lawsuit, the Department of Justice appealed to the 9th Circuit, which set a hearing set for Sunday, Oct. 25.
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The DOJ’s efforts are timely, and welcome — but while the feds act from on high, you, the California voter, have the chance to secure California’s elections by voting for Prop. 39 on Election Day.
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And the need for such security is enormous, as Bill Essayli, LA’s top federal prosecutor, has shown.
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On Oct. 19, Essayli announced the arrest of 28 noncitizens who allegedly registered to vote in California elections, some of whom allegedly voted in multiple elections.
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Of that number, 12 were registered in LA County.
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And if the 20,000 number — which Essayli called “the floor” — turns out to be to accurate, that would be an even more explosive revelation about how far our elections have fallen.
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Though Democratic officials like Bonta hem and haw that voter fraud that does exist is a “drop in the bucket” that doesn’t affect electoral outcomes — that’s not true.
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Every illegal vote undermines one of our nation’s most vaunted democratic principles — one citizen, one vote.
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Of the 12 noncitizens from LA County arrested on Monday for allegedly illegally being registered to vote, one was a registered Democrat and two were registered Republicans (the rest were unaffiliated or registered with third parties).
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As it turns out, election security is a bipartisan need that transcends the political spectrum.
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A voter ID measure would help secure California’s elections and protect the franchise of the Golden State’s legitimate citizen voters.
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Now’s the chance to make that happen.
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Prop. 39 is a common-sense measure to help restore security and faith in California elections.
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It would require every voter to show identification in person, or, if voting by mail, to write the last four digits of an ID number on the ballot envelope.
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It’s pretty simple.
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And given that you need an ID to purchase alcohol and cigarettes (as well as guns from federally licensed dealers), to drive a car or board a commercial flight, it makes perfect sense that you should produce a form of identification to vote.
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It makes so much sense that Bonta has tried to confuse voters to torpedo the proposition’s chances.
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In July, he changed the measure’s title on the ballot to make it seem like the measure would disenfranchise legitimate voters.
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But it would do no such thing.
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Don’t let him fool you.
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And Prop. 39, despite his best efforts, just might pass.
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The California Post’s new poll, conducted by McLaughlin & Associates, showed that support for Prop. 39 among California voters was evenly divided: 45.6% of voters said they would vote for the measure, and 47.8% said they would vote against it, with 5.9% undecided.
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The dead heat reveals that with just a little more support, more-secure elections are achievable in California.
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The only way to make sure it happens is to get out and vote yourself.
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That may be the only way to ensure that your vote will matter in the future.
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