Politics
California Proposition 39 trails in likely-voter survey, 51% say they oppose it
A new poll finds 42% of likely California voters support Proposition 39, which would require voter ID at polling places and ID-number details on mail ballots. The measure has also trailed by similar margins in two September surveys.
SACRAMENTO — Proposition 39, a proposal to require voter identification in California elections, is trailing among likely voters, with 51% saying they would vote against it and 42% saying they would support it, according to a poll released Oct. 19. Seven percent were undecided.
The Citrin-POLITICO survey found sharp partisan divisions over the measure, though the published results provided no party-by-party figures. Proposition 39 would require voters to show identification at polling places and include the final digits of an identification number on mail-in ballots.
Two September surveys — by the University of California, Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies and the Public Policy Institute of California — also found the measure losing by similar margins.
Voter ID has been a longstanding priority for President Donald Trump. Supporters of California’s proposal have tried to separate its campaign from Trump, but the issue remains politically polarizing.
The poll results place Proposition 39 below majority support among likely voters, though 7% remain undecided. The survey information provided did not include its sample size, field dates or margin of error.