Huntington Beach hit another road block in its efforts to demand that voters show ID at the polls after a California appeals court on Monday struck it down.

First, the backstory

Surf City voters passed a measure last year giving the city the power to ask voters for ID at the polls. It has been embroiled in legal challenges ever since . The state says the measure violates state law by asking voter to show ID when they cast a ballot, in addition to when they register to vote. Huntington Beach has argued that it is a charter city , and, as a result, has the power to hold elections as the city sees fit. The Fourth District Court of Appeal, Third Division, was the latest court to consider the legal fight, hearing arguments last month.

So, what did the ruling say?

On Monday, the cour

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