DeMaio Launches Statewide Canvass Drive for CA Voter ID and No on Prop 50

California Assemblyman and Reform California Chairman Carl DeMaio has officially kicked off the statewide campaign to qualify the California Voter ID Initiative for the ballot—and he’s calling it a two-for-one-fight by combining it with his NO on Prop 50 campaign.  

“We didn’t plan this, but this is a buy-one-get-one campaign,” said DeMaio. “Not only are we collecting signatures for Voter ID, but we’re also warning voters about Gavin Newsom’s corrupt Prop 50 redistricting scheme.”  

CA Voter ID Initiative – 1 Million Signatures Needed

On September 19, the Attorney General issued the title and summary for the Voter ID Initiative, triggering a 180-day countdown to gather the more than one million signatures needed to force the measure onto the ballot.  

DeMaio argues the measure is common sense: “We must restore trust in our elections. Asking voters to show ID is a simple safeguard that every honest voter supports. The only people against it are those who want to cheat the system.”  

No on Prop 50 - Exposing Newsom’s Power Grab

At the same time the campaign to collect signatures begins, Prop 50 looms on the ballot—a measure DeMaio warns will let Sacramento politicians hijack California’s redistricting process and gerrymander districts in their favor.  

“Newsom and his allies want to rig the game forever,” DeMaio said. “They know they can’t win, so they’re trying to redraw the maps and silence the people. That’s why defeating Prop 50 is just as important as passing Voter ID.”  

While Democrats and liberal special interests are expected to pour millions into ads and slick mailers, Reform California is launching a massive grassroots push. Here’s what the campaign is doing right now:  

1. Flooding mailboxes with 1.5 million handwritten mailers along with NO on Prop 50 materials.  

2. Rolling out a statewide bus tour to rally voters across California.  

3. Directly reaching voters through peer-to-peer texting to directly reach Republican and independent voters.  

4. Deploying an army of 10,000 grassroots volunteers—with plans to increase those numbers even higher.  

“The Left has big money, but we have people power,” DeMaio said. “This campaign is built on volunteers, activists, and concerned citizens who are ready to fight for election integrity.”  

DeMaio is rallying voters to collect signatures, block Prop 50, and put election integrity back on the ballot.  

“I am asking every Californian who cares about fair elections to step up,” DeMaio said. “Come to our events, sign the petition, volunteer, donate—whatever you can do. Together, we can stop the corruption and take our state back.”