加州法院永久叫停地方投票新规：带照片证件、取消邮寄投票与人工点票均不得实施
加州 Sacramento — 加州州务卿办公室 11 月 9 日发布新闻稿（编号 PR26-142）：位于加利福尼亚州北部的沙斯塔县，其高等法院当天裁定推翻该县的 B 措施，永久叫停这项地方投票新规的实施。州务卿办公室表示，B 措施设置的投票要求违反州法、超出县的权限，若付诸实施，将实际上令数以千计符合资格的沙斯塔县选民失去投票机会。
加州州务卿 Shirley N. Weber 在新闻稿中说：「不管怎么看，B 措施都是对时间和纳税人钱款的巨大浪费。提出这项措施的人明知它违法，还是把它送交选民表决。今天的裁定证实了从一开始就注定的结论。只要还有人愿意制定鲁莽、违法、起草拙劣的法律，我们就会代表加州人在法庭上见。」
据州务卿办公室介绍，B 措施要求选民在登记投票和现场投票时出示政府签发的带照片证件，取消邮寄投票和大部分提前投票，并要求人工点算选票；它还打算另建一套与全州统一系统脱钩的县级选民登记系统，把投票限制在选举日当天现场进行，仅对残障选民、军人和居住在海外的美国公民留有限例外。
州务卿办公室表示，当天的裁定确保上述改变不会被实施或执行；加州在为符合资格的选民提供安全、可及、透明的选举方面居于全国前列。
California Court Permanently Halts Local Voting Measure Requiring Photo ID, Ending Vote-by-Mail and Mandating Hand Counts
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Secretary of State's office announced on November 9 (press release PR26-142) that the Superior Court of Shasta County, in Northern California, struck down the county's Measure B that day, permanently halting implementation of the local voting measure. The Secretary of State's office said Measure B would have imposed voting requirements that violate state law and exceed the county's authority, and would have effectively disenfranchised thousands of eligible voters in Shasta County.
"Any way you slice it, Measure B was a colossal waste of time and taxpayer funds," California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., said in the release. "The proponents of the Measure knew it was unlawful but submitted it to the voters anyway. Today's decision affirms what was a forgone conclusion from the beginning. As long as there are those willing to enact reckless, illegal, and poorly drafted laws, on behalf of Californians, we will see them in court."
According to the Secretary of State's office, Measure B would have required voters to present a government-issued photo identification to register to vote and to vote in person, eliminated vote-by-mail and most early voting options, and mandated the hand-counting of ballots. It would also have created a separate county voter registration system disconnected from the state's uniform system, and limited voting to a single in-person Election Day, with limited exceptions for voters with disabilities, members of the military, and U.S. citizens living abroad.
The Secretary of State's office said the ruling ensures those changes will not be implemented or enforced, and that California leads the nation in offering eligible voters secure, accessible, and transparent elections.
来源：加州州务卿办公室
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