Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law that will ban voter identification requirements for the state by 2024. However, it won’t take effect until this year.

The California Attorney General Rob Bonta has moved a step closer to his goal of preventing the requirement that voters show identification in order to vote, after the Orange County Superior Court granted California’s request for a appealable court order.

Measure A, which mandates voter identification at the polls for all municipal elections starting in 2026, was added to Huntington Beach’s city law. However, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law that will ban voter identification in California in 2024. However, it won’t take effect until this year.

Bonta filed a lawsuit against the city after the law in Huntington Beach was passed. However, the California Superior Court said that it was premature to file a suit.

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The Court found that the matter was not ready for adjudication because [the changes to] the Charter of the City are permissive in nature and do not conflict with California elections law.

Bonta, however, requested an appeal, saying it was important that the case be settled in plenty of time for the midterm elections of 2026.

Bonta stated that “with preparations for 2026 elections starting late next year, it is important and necessary that a state appeals court weighs in quickly.” When that happens, we’re confident we will win.

Bonta will now argue that Huntington Beach’s voter identification policy violates the law. Bonta said in his request for entry judgment that he was respectfully opposed to the previous order. He also requested the appealable order the soonest possible so as to resolve the case by the midterm elections of 2026.

Bonta stated that they had obtained an order appealable from the Orange County Superior Court. We look forward to filing an appeal and making our argument before the California Fourth District Court of Appeal, that Huntington Beach’s voter ID is illegal.

Bonta, along with Secretary of State Shirley Weber, found the appeal to be justified and disapproved of the ruling. There was no evidence that fraudulent voting occurred regularly in Huntington Beach nor that any election was compromised due to a lack voter identification in the city. Bonta also noted that Californians are required to confirm their identity at the time of registration to vote.

Weber stated that “Measure A” is a solution looking for a problem. “In California we are not afraid to listen to the voices of people. We do not burden our democracy; we encourage it. “We will continue to challenge city actions that violate state law.”

Bonta is expected to file an appeal soon after the Orange County Superior Court enters a decision that can be appealed.