In a purple county with several contests that could shape the balance of power in Congress, doubts about elections could keep voters away in November particularly conservatives.
It will take time and myriad legal fees, but the courts almost certainly will rebuke Huntington Beach in this and its other performative lawsuits. It’s time for the council to get back to governing and stop preening for Fox News.
At a news conference, Mayor Gracey Van Der Mark, City Atty. Michael Gates and Councilmen Tony Strickland and Pat Burns issued a "call to action" for other cities to fight Sacramento on the voter ID issue.