California Voter Identification and Voter List Maintenance Requirements Initiative (2026)
| California Voter Identification and Voter List Maintenance Requirements Initiative | |
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| Election date November 3, 2026 | |
| Topic Voter ID policy and Citizenship voting requirements | |
| Status Cleared for signature gathering | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
The California Voter Identification and Voter List Maintenance Requirements Initiative (#25-0007) may appear on the ballot in California as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.
The initiative would require government-issued identification to vote in person or last four-digits of a unique government-issued identifying number with mail-in ballot. The initiative would also require the secretary of state and county election officials to maintain accurate voter registration lists, including verifying citizenship attestations and reporting what percent of voter rolls have been citizenship-verified.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title is as follows:[2]
| “ | Establishes additional voter identification and citizenship verification requirements. Initiative constitutional amendment.[3] | ” |
Petition summary
The summary provided for inclusion on signature petition sheets is as follows:[2]
| “ | Under current law, when registering to vote, individuals must state under penalty of perjury that they are United States citizens and provide information to verify their identity (e.g., birthdate, driver’s license or Social Security number). This measure would amend the California Constitution to further require that:
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Full text
The full text of the initiative can be read here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval. The requirements to get initiated constitutional amendments certified for the 2026 ballot:
- Signatures: 874,641 valid signatures are required.
- Deadline: The deadline for signature verification is June 25, 2026. However, the secretary of state suggested deadlines for turning in signatures of January 12, 2026, for initiatives needing a full check of signatures and April 17, 2026, for initiatives needing a random sample of signatures verified.
Initiative #25-0007
- July 16, 2025: The initiative was filed by State Rep. Carl DeMaio (R) and State Sen. Tony Strickland (R).[4]
- September 19, 2025: The initiative was cleared for signature gathering.[5]
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Attorney General, "Full text #25-0007," accessed July 17, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 California Secretary of State, "Initiatives and Referenda Cleared for Circulation," accessed January 24, 2025
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ California Attorney General, "Initiatives Pending Review," accessed November 26, 2024
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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