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Early count shows California voters rejecting Proposition 39 voter ID measure
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One America News, Just the News, Townhall and the New York Post report that California voters rejected Proposition 39, a constitutional amendment requiring government-issued identification to vote, in the midterm election. Just the News cites an Associated Press count with about 60% of votes in, showing the measure defeated by 58.6%. Democratic leaders campaigned against the measure, arguing it would restrict access to voting. Republicans called it a common-sense requirement adopted in more than two dozen states. The New York Post and Townhall also report that many Los Angeles voters interviewed on the eve of the election backed both Proposition 39 and the billionaire tax on Proposition 40.
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Early returns show California voters rejected Proposition 39, which would require government-issued identification to vote.
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Just the News cites an Associated Press count, with about 60% of votes in, showing the measure defeated by 58.6%.
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Democratic leaders said the measure would restrict access to voting and campaigned against it.
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Republicans said voter ID is a common-sense requirement adopted in more than two dozen states.
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The New York Post reported that many Los Angeles voters interviewed on the eve of the election backed both Proposition 39 and the billionaire tax on Proposition 40.
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Right-side outlets report that early counts show California voters rejected Proposition 39, and stress Democratic opposition, Republican support for voter ID as common sense, and Los Angeles voters backing both it and the billionaire tax.
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Right-side headlines report the measure's defeat plainly, or pair it with Democratic opposition and a voter crossover on the billionaire tax.
Proposed voter ID measure fails in Calif.
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California Voters Are Sending a Strange Political Message.
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Democratic leaders had rallied against the measure, arguing it would amount to voter suppression, whereas the GOP characterized it as a common-sense requirement that's been…
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- Voter ID as a common-sense requirement
- Los Angeles voters backing both measures
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Proposed voter ID measure fails in Calif.
California has rejected a conservative effort to introduce voter identification requirements, with Proposition 39 failing after the midterm elections.
- Just the NewsFar Right
California voters reject voter ID measure that Democratic leaders campaigned against
Democratic leaders had rallied against the measure, arguing it would amount to Partisan shorthand“voter suppression”Conclusion about intent and effect; describe the rule.More neutral: describe the specific voting rule and its effectDisagree with this highlight?, whereas the GOP characterized it as a common-sense requirement that's been adopted in more than two dozen states.
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LA voters back billionaire tax AND voter ID in surprising political crossover
On the eve of Election Day, many Los Angeles voters interviewed by the California Post revealed an unexpected political crossover.
Voter ID and a Wealth Tax? California Voters Are Sending a Sensational language“Strange”The adjective passes a judgement on voters’ combined views rather than describing the result.More neutral: mixedDisagree with this highlight? Political Message.
California voters face several major ballot propositions in this year’s midterms, including two that ask sharply different questions: whether the state should impose a “one-time” wealth tax on its wealthiest residents through Proposition 40, and whether it should require voter …
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