California Changed the Title of Proposition 39. Voters Should Know Why.

Mike Garcia· Oct 2, 2026 · 10:15 AM UTC ·5 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 10 views

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California Changed the Title of Proposition 39. Mike Garcia Oct 02, 2026 6:15 AM 6:15 AM on October 02, 2026 Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-728x90_1"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-728x90_1"]]) }); AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File Words matter. And when those words come from the government and appear on a ballot, they matter even more.When ballots drop on October 5th, Californians will begin voting on Proposition 39, a constitutional amendment concerning voter identification and citizenship verification.

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▪California Changed the Title of Proposition 39.
▪Mike Garcia Oct 02, 2026 6:15 AM 6:15 AM on October 02, 2026 Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-728x90_1"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-728x90_1"]]) }); AP Photo/Chris Carlson, Fil
▪And when those words come from the government and appear on a ballot, they matter even more.When ballots drop on October 5th, Californians will begin voting on Proposition 39, a constitutional amendment concerning voter identification and c

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California Changed the Title of Proposition 39. Voters Should Know Why. Mike Garcia Oct 02, 2026 6:15 AM 6:15 AM on October 02, 2026 Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-728x90_1"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-728x90_1"]]) }); AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File Words matter. And when those words come from the government and appear on a ballot, they matter even more.When ballots drop on October 5th, Californians will begin voting on Proposition 39, a constitutional amendment concerning voter identification and citizenship verification. But before voters ever reach the substance of the measure, they will encounter something worth examining: the words the State of California has chosen to describe it.

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