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POLITICS & POLICY • UNITED STATES

California voters reject measure to tighten voter ID requirements

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California voters rejected Proposition 39, which would have required photo ID at polling places and added verification requirements for mail-in ballots, according to the New York Post. The article provides no vote totals.

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Why it matters

The measure would have changed voting requirements in California; its rejection means those proposed changes will not take effect. The outcome affects California voters and election administrators.