Voters in Huntington Beach appear on track to approve two ballot measures that would allow the city to ask for voter ID and restrict which flags can be flown from government flagpoles.
Protect Huntington Beach, the main group opposed to the ballot measures, conceded defeat in social media posts on Wednesday evening.
According to the Orange County Registrar of Voters’ latest tally, from Wednesday at 5 p.m., “yes” votes on the voter ID measure, Measure A, were ahead by about 3,100 ballots or 54%.
On Measure B, the flag restrictions, “yes” votes were ahead by about 6,300 votes, or 58%.
Measure A
This is the so-called Voter ID measure on Huntington Beach’s ballot. It has been referred to in some corners as Measure A, and also as Measure 1.
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Measure B
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These election results are being closely watched both inside and outside the city.
The measures are one of the first big tests of residents’ feelings about the city’s sharp turn to the right under the leadership of an ultra-conservative city council majority, elected in 2022.
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