The battle over California’s voter identification proposition promises to be the most competitive race in the state, with Democrats fighting a rare uphill battle in the Golden State.

An NBCUniversal Local/Telemundo Station Group poll found that Proposition 39, which would require voter ID for in-person voters and a voter identification number for mail-in ballots, is supported by voters 49%-42%. As has been the case for years, voter ID (in a vacuum) remains incredibly popular across racial and partisan lines, even in Democrat-dominated California. Combine that with the wealth of funding for the “Yes on 39” side of the campaign, and you are potentially looking at California becoming a voter ID state for the 2028 elections.

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