Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, have donated $2.5 million to oppose California's Proposition 39, a ballot measure to implement voter ID.
Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, have contributed a combined $2.5 million to block a voter ID measure in California, signaling greater involvement in Democrat and Democrat-aligned politics after stepping down as Netflix chairman. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, have donated $2.5 million to oppose California’s Proposition 39, a ballot measure to implement voter ID. DETAIL: Hastings contributed $1 million earlier this month to a “No on 39” campaign, while Quillin donated $1.5 million at the end of August to a similar campaign linked to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Proposition 39 would require voters to show a government-issued photo ID for in-person…Open
Mark Buckawicki By Kyle McClay California already knows who is supposed to vote. Only citizens. Only living people. Only the person whose name is on the roll. What the state has refused to do is check.
The Americans for Citizen Voting-Michigan was attempting to appeal a deadlocked decision by the Michigan Board of State Canvassers that left the proposal off the November general election ballot due to a lack of valid petition signatures.
According to recent polling, California’s 2026 Voter ID initiative is in danger of losing, even though a supermajority of Americans of all political backgrounds support […] Source
The vote to back the measure narrowly won after two votes — one to endorse it and another to remain neutral — failed. Prior to Sunday's vote, the measure had gained few endorsements.
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