Overview
- The initiative would require a government photo ID for in‑person voting and the last four digits of a government identification number on mail ballots.
- It would mandate verification of voter citizenship and tighten voter‑roll maintenance and reporting by state and county election offices.
- Organizers say they submitted about 1.3 million signatures to the Riverside County Registrar, triggering the multi‑county validation process.
- A 2025 UC Berkeley IGS survey found 54% support for requiring proof of U.S. citizenship at each vote with sharp partisan splits, while a campaign‑cited poll reported higher backing.
- Opponents warn the rules could burden low‑income, elderly and disabled voters, pointing to Brennan Center data showing 193 mail‑voting fraud convictions nationwide from 2000 to 2020.