Huntington Beach Loses Appeal, Cannot Enact Its City Voter ID Law in Contravention of California State Law

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From a press release:

The Fourth District Court of Appeal, Third Division, issued decisions in two companion cases striking down the Huntington Beach Voter ID Charter Amendment. In Mark Bixby v. The City of Huntington Beach, et al. , Nos. G065461 and G065499, Huntington Beach resident Mark Bixby challenged the Voter ID charter amendment, and the Secretary of State, through the Attorney General, later filed a similar challenge in The People of the State of California et al., City of Huntington Beach, et al. , No. G065589. The Court of Appeal heard arguments in both matters on October 22, 2025, and issued orders in both cases reversing the trial court’s judgment for the City and striking the Charter Amendment and prohibiting its enforcement.

The Court based its order