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<v Speaker 1>In California's mid term twenty twenty six election, voters are

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<v Speaker 1>going to be asked to vote on Proposition thirty nine

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<v Speaker 1>for voter ID. But coming up, I have to warn

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<v Speaker 1>you the politicians have slapped a deceptive and false and

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<v Speaker 1>biased title on Prop thirty nine, and we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>need your help to spread the truth so voters know

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<v Speaker 1>what they're voting on with Proposition thirty nine. A simple

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<v Speaker 1>explainer on what the measure does coming up. I'm Carl Tomio,

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<v Speaker 1>chairman who Perform California and a California State representative, and

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<v Speaker 1>before I get on with Prop thirty nine, it's the

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<v Speaker 1>most important measure on the ballot for voter ID, I

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<v Speaker 1>want to invite you to check out our full plain

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<v Speaker 1>English voter guide with simple descriptions on all the measures

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<v Speaker 1>on your ballot, both state and local. Go to website

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<v Speaker 1>election Guide California dot org. Election Guide California dot org.

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<v Speaker 1>There you will find a county by county voter guide,

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<v Speaker 1>So look at the county that you live in and

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<v Speaker 1>every measure on your ballot. The fourteen statewide measures any

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<v Speaker 1>local ballot measures on your ballot will be described in

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<v Speaker 1>simple to understand, plain English terms. As we're about to

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<v Speaker 1>discover with Prop thirty nine's manipulative and false title, politicians

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<v Speaker 1>are trying to manipulate your vote on a number of

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<v Speaker 1>ballot measures. So we want to make sure you get

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<v Speaker 1>a plan English description of every measure local and state

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<v Speaker 1>on your ballot. Also, a lot of voters are frustrated

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<v Speaker 1>they don't have a lot of information about candidates running

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<v Speaker 1>for races on their ballot, whether that's judge, or school

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<v Speaker 1>board or city council. Well, guess what. At election guide

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<v Speaker 1>California dot org. For all the local races on your ballot,

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<v Speaker 1>we cover candidate endorsements. We only endorse the common sense,

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<v Speaker 1>reform minded, tax fighting candidates for each office. Lord knows

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<v Speaker 1>we already have enough far left wing tics running the

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<v Speaker 1>state of California, So check out the candidate endorsements at

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<v Speaker 1>election guide California dot org. Let's talk about Prop thirty

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<v Speaker 1>nine now, full disclosure, I am a co author of

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<v Speaker 1>Prop thirty nine. This is I think the most important

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<v Speaker 1>ballot measure we've had in California in decades. It's certainly

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<v Speaker 1>the most important measure on the ballot this November. The

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<v Speaker 1>problem is Prop thirty nine has a false and biased

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<v Speaker 1>ballot title. So let me walk you through what Prop

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<v Speaker 1>thirty nine actually does. Prop thirty nine is the bipartisan

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<v Speaker 1>solution to voter id in this country. There's been a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of debate, a lot of conspiracy theories, I'll admit

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<v Speaker 1>about voting. But as a result of the partisan bickering

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<v Speaker 1>and back and forth and conspiracy theories unfounded in many cases,

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<v Speaker 1>and the weak practices, the documented weak practices in how

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<v Speaker 1>we conduct elections, public trust and confidence in our elections

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<v Speaker 1>has fallen to an all time loan. Here in California.

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<v Speaker 1>You see, San Diego has put out a report showing

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<v Speaker 1>that in just the last two years, Democrats have seen

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<v Speaker 1>a drop Democrat voters a drop by seventeen percent in

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<v Speaker 1>their trust in elections. Republicans have had a similar drop,

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<v Speaker 1>Independence a similar drop. So this is not a part

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<v Speaker 1>ofsan issue. As people look at what's going on in

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<v Speaker 1>these elections, they're concerned that things are not being done

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<v Speaker 1>as good as they could be. We have in California

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<v Speaker 1>outdated voter roles because the politicians do not allow the

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<v Speaker 1>county registrars or voters to clean up their voter roles

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<v Speaker 1>and use data sharing and databases to take someone off

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<v Speaker 1>the voter list when they move out to another state.

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<v Speaker 1>That's very difficult, if not impossible right now, so a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of orphan ballots are mailed out using an outdated

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<v Speaker 1>voter list. We do not do proper citizenship verification. We

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<v Speaker 1>just take people out their word. That's not sufficient. And finally,

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<v Speaker 1>we do no identification verification of people returning ballots. What

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<v Speaker 1>Proposition thirty nine does is it takes a bipartisan approach

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<v Speaker 1>to how we fix these problems. Now in Washington, there's

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<v Speaker 1>the Save Act. Prop thirty nine is actually not the

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<v Speaker 1>Save Act. Prop. Thirty nine takes a more balanced approach.

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<v Speaker 1>We sat down with Democratic voters, independent voters, and Republican

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<v Speaker 1>voters and we asked them in focus groups a year

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<v Speaker 1>and a half ago, what would make you more confident,

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<v Speaker 1>what would allow you to trust elections with more confidence?

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<v Speaker 1>And they told us, Hey, we think we should have

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<v Speaker 1>citizenship verification. We think we should audit the voter roles

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<v Speaker 1>and make sure that government officials have the best databases

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<v Speaker 1>they can to verify when someone moves out of the state.

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<v Speaker 1>We think we should have voter ID. Democrats support voter

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<v Speaker 1>IDEA majority of Democrats, a super majority of Independence and Republicans.

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<v Speaker 1>What we also heard, this is why we're different than

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<v Speaker 1>the same act, is that California voters, Democrats, Independence, and

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<v Speaker 1>as even Republicans, they like the convenience of mail in ballots,

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<v Speaker 1>so they don't want to ban mail in ballots. They

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<v Speaker 1>just want to know that the mail in ballots that

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<v Speaker 1>are returned are verified legitimate voters. Prop thirty nine takes

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<v Speaker 1>a bipartisan, balanced approach to doing all of this. This

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<v Speaker 1>is why Democrat politicians and Sacramento don't like it, and

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<v Speaker 1>they're like, we can't have this solved because we kind

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<v Speaker 1>of like the back and forth, and of course Republicans

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<v Speaker 1>in DC, well they're just you know, they're not going

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<v Speaker 1>to do anything of value or merit, So we have

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<v Speaker 1>to do this as voters. One point five million people

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<v Speaker 1>signed the initiative to put this on the ballot. Almost

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<v Speaker 1>half the signatures came from Democrats and Independence. What is

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<v Speaker 1>Prop thirty nine required? First, it requires that every election

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<v Speaker 1>office in the state of California use all databases necessary

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<v Speaker 1>to clean up its voter roles, and that we audit

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<v Speaker 1>the voter rolls every two years before an election is

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<v Speaker 1>done to make sure that they're doing the job right.

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<v Speaker 1>Pretty simple. Give the tools to the election officers to

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<v Speaker 1>clean up the voter roles, and then make sure they're

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<v Speaker 1>doing their job right with an independent audit. Second, we

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<v Speaker 1>require citizenship verification that when someone registers to vote, the

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<v Speaker 1>election office should use government databases to verify if they're

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<v Speaker 1>a citizen, and when they find that someone is not

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<v Speaker 1>a citizen, that they can remove that person from the

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<v Speaker 1>voter roles. We do not add any burdens to voters

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<v Speaker 1>the citizenship verification. It's all done on the side of

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<v Speaker 1>the government officials. Because you don't need to ask someone

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<v Speaker 1>for a marriage license or extra documentation. These databases already

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<v Speaker 1>have the information that we need to clean up the

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<v Speaker 1>non citizens from the voter rules. No more burdens for voters. Third,

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<v Speaker 1>when people vote in person, they would present an ID

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<v Speaker 1>or mail in ballot. They would use the last four

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<v Speaker 1>digits of a government ID, not social Security if they

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to use social Security. The opponents of voter

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<v Speaker 1>ID are claiming falsely that it requires a photo a

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<v Speaker 1>social Security number, and that would, you know, potentially make

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<v Speaker 1>people uncomfortable because of identity theft. That's not what prop

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<v Speaker 1>thirty nine requires It says you can use one of

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<v Speaker 1>many government IDs for verifying that you are indeed the

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<v Speaker 1>person you are. Could be a driver's license, could be

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<v Speaker 1>a voter ID card. We actually allow for a free

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<v Speaker 1>voter ID card to be provided a passport number, but

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<v Speaker 1>last four digits like your PIN for your bank card,

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<v Speaker 1>that in essence will become your driver's license. Last four

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<v Speaker 1>digits for how you vote. Identity theft is not a

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<v Speaker 1>risk through Prop thirty nine, but of course to the

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<v Speaker 1>opponents are trying to scare people. It's very simple, common

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<v Speaker 1>sense and bipartisan. That is why the politicians change the

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<v Speaker 1>title of Prop thirty nine. This is so deceptive, This

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<v Speaker 1>is absolutely corrupt. Originally Prop thirty nine's ballot title was

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<v Speaker 1>requires voter identification and citizenship verification in elections. Pretty fair,

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<v Speaker 1>pretty accurate. The new title prohibits citizens from voting is

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<v Speaker 1>the first four words. That is not true at all.

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<v Speaker 1>It is intentionally trying to manipulate and bias voters against

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<v Speaker 1>Prop thirty nine. Shameful, corrupt. They're trying to put their

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<v Speaker 1>thumb on the scale to rig the vote against Prop

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<v Speaker 1>thirty nine because these politicians don't want to restore public

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<v Speaker 1>trust and confidence in these elections. They know that if

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<v Speaker 1>it were a fair election, even Democrats would vote for

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<v Speaker 1>Prop thirty nine if they knew what they were voting on.

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<v Speaker 1>So we need your help. Like this video and share

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<v Speaker 1>it because we cannot let that false title fool voters

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<v Speaker 1>or discourage them from voting for something that they actually support.

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<v Speaker 1>Share this video. Like this video and share the planning

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<v Speaker 1>was voter guide at election guide California dot org. Election

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<v Speaker 1>Guide California dot org. Vote yes on Prop thirty nine

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<v Speaker 1>for common sense bipartisan solutions for voter id to restore

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<v Speaker 1>public trust and confidence in our elections. Until next time,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Carl Demio, Chairman of Reform California and at California

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<v Speaker 1>State Representative. Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed

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