Sacramento Bee highlights IGS Poll findings on California voter support for a Voter ID ballot initiative

The Sacramento Bee covered findings from a new Berkeley IGS Poll of 5,962 registered California voters on a prospective Voter ID ballot initiative sponsored by Assemblymember Carl DeMaio (R-Valley Center). While 56% of respondents initially expressed support for the measure, that figure dropped to 39% after learning more about its sponsor and political context, a pattern IGS-affiliated pollster Matt Barreto and political scientist Eric Schickler compared to early polling dynamics seen in last year's Proposition 50 fight. The poll also found that concerns about federal interference in California elections, flagged as problematic by 60% of respondents, outpaced concerns about voter fraud. Click here to read the full article. (Note: This article may be behind a paywall.)