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A California judge reversed his dismissal Thursday of a challenge to Huntington Beach’s voter ID law after a state appeals court said he had to change his ruling.
The California Court of Appeal ordered the Superior Court of Orange County to issue an appealable ruling in a challenge to the Huntington Beach voter ID measure after a trial judge said the case wasn’t ready to be decided.
Huntington Beach City Attorney Michael Gates, who defended the city’s local voter ID law from a challenge by California Democratic officials, was appointed to be the deputy assistant attorney general of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division.
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit seeking to remove hundreds of allegedly ineligible voters from the voter rolls in Marin County, California.
President Donald Trump said during public remarks Friday that he would withhold aid for the Los Angeles wildfires unless California adopted a voter ID requirement.
A California judge Friday dismissed the state’s lawsuit challenging Huntington Beach’s voter ID initiative. The state has 20 days to file an amended petition.
The U.S. House, which currently has a Republican majority, is still up for grabs in the 2024 election, since 18 races haven’t been called — and 10 of them are in California.
A Nevada county has dropped its lawsuit against the United States Postal Service (USPS) over the mail carrier’s plan to reroute its Reno operations.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that bars local governments from enacting laws to require residents to show a valid form of identification in order to vote.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld laws that prevent former Hawaii residents who live in certain U.S. territories from voting absentee in federal elections.
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