Fontes urges high court to reject Trump-linked firm’s ballot rewrite bid for election reform measure

Secretary of State Adrian Fontes argued to the state’s highest court that a Trump-linked law firm should not rewrite the description of Proposition 144, an election reform measure. America First Legal Foundation appealed a decision after challenging Fontes' written description, arguing it illegally left out key provisions requiring voters to be U.S. citizens. While Prop. 144 would require every voter to show government identification before casting a ballot in every election, the Secretary of State's office stated that citizenship has always been a prerequisite for voting.