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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Dope1   😊 😞
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Subject: One million signatures
Date: 07/28/26 12:16 PM
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They needed 1 million signatures to qualify for the ballot box, and they freaking did it! Now on to the general:

X (Twitter): Carl DeMaio on X: "WE DID IT! Our CA Voter ID Initiative just officially qualified for the November 2026 ballot! Now the hard part is waging the campaign to pas
WE DID IT! Our CA Voter ID Initiative just officially qualified for the November 2026 ballot! Now the hard part is waging the campaign to pass it! Like/share if you are voting FOR this game-changing measure.

That's outstanding. What does this bill do?

ocregister.com - Voter id ballot measure qualifies for californias general election ballot
hotair.com - Dem mayday mayday voter id ballot measure qualifies for cas november general election ballot


Should it pass, this is going to be a game-changer in the filthy cess-pool that is CA electioneering, and the panicked lies and smears are already starting to be broadcast.

No more anonymous mail-in ballots. There would now be controls on those, along with other security changes, like cross-checking to confirm citizenship. Also, the four-digit 'ID' written on the envelope is not part of someone's SSN, but a prechosen registration identification number from a government ID - their designated government-issued ID number from voter registration (e.g., driver's license, passport, or SSN) - that has been verified and is on file with the registrar.

A "yes" vote supported this ballot initiative to:

require voters to present a government-issued ID for in-person voting or provide the last four digits of a government-issued ID designated during voter registration for mail-in voting;
require election officials to "maintain accurate voter registration lists [and]... use best efforts to verify citizenship attestations using government data” and to report each year the percentage of each county’s voter rolls that have been citizenship-verified;
require the State Auditor to audit government compliance with these requirements during odd-numbered years and report “findings and recommendations for improving the integrity of elections to the public.”


Expect the usual democrat tactics - we know them well here in WA state.

First, the state AG will obfuscate the ballot title and make the ballot measure as confusing as possible for voters. Now WA gov Sideshow Bob Ferguson was an expert at that when he was AG.

Next, start the scare tactics: a few sob stories first (like finding a few Civil War veterans who were born in treehouses and the only record of their birth was an old cigar wrapper their pappy had).

Then - pour in the public sector Union money! Gotta love the democrat party $$ laundering machines.

Good luck, California!
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