Jenny Farrell, executive director of the League of Women Voters of California:

“This voter ID measure is not about protecting voters; it is about importing the current federal administration’s election lies and intimidation tactics into California. It would expose voters’ sensitive personal information, create new ways to reject eligible ballots, and wrongly target voters through error-prone citizenship checks.”

Andy Imparato, chief executive officer of Disability Rights California:

“This initiative creates new barriers that will fall hardest on Californians with disabilities. And for the millions who vote by mail, adding an ID number requirement to the envelope turns voting into a bureaucratic obstacle course.”

Angelica Salceda, director of the ACLU of Northern California’s Democracy, Speech, and Technology Project:

“There are various verification points already in our system, from when we go to register to vote to when we go to the ballot. This is just adding an additional barrier that will make it harder for people to vote.”

U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D):

“Trump and his MAGA allies will do anything to hold on to power because they know their failing agenda is going to cost them at the polls. Their response? Make it harder to vote. Prop 39 will block citizens from voting and waste hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars chasing Trump’s election conspiracies.”

Xavier Becerra (D), gubernatorial candidate and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services:

“As Attorney General, I took Trump to court — and won — when he tried to intimidate voters and suppress the vote. Prop 39 is his playbook coming to California: new restrictions that make it harder for citizens to vote by mail, and a requirement that you print part of your Social Security number or other ID number on the outside of your ballot envelope. That should worry every Californian. I’m proud to be part of this campaign to stop it.”