Prop 39

Prohibits Citizens from Voting Unless They Present Government-Issued Identification

initiative constitutional amendment

Official Summary

Invalidates mail ballots that do not have last four digits of designated government-issued identification number written on envelope. Prohibits in-person voting without presenting government-issued identification.

Fiscal Impact: Costs of between tens of millions of dollars and low hundreds of millions of dollars each year to implement new voting requirements.

• Official CA Voter Guide Summary ; text of proposed law

• Legislative Analyst Office Analysis

• Show Me The Money

  • support: $12,384,248 - The Transparency Foundation; Latino American Political Assn; Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn; CA Women’s Leadership Assn

  • oppose: $0 - ACLU California Action; Common Cause; League of Women Voters of California

• Ballotpedia Summary