Assemblyman Carl DeMaio: ‘We Still Need 150,000 Signatures By Friday, Feb. 6th’

ESCONDIDO–Reform California announced at a Jan. 28 zoom webinar that the California Voter ID Initiative has now received 1,159,377 signatures. The goal is to collect 150,000 more signatures and the campaign is asking all volunteers to mail back their signatures no later than Friday, Feb. 6. “This is the final stretch,” says Reform California Chairman Carl DeMaio. “If you have signatures, get them in now.”

Citizen-proposed ballot measures need 874,641 signatures from registered voters to qualify for placement on the November 2026 statewide ballot. DeMaio says: “Reform California needs to get the additional 150,000 signatures on the CA Voter ID Initiative because some signatures may get rejected or will be invalid.”

Reform California is also assisting the Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association with their Save Proposition 13 petition which needs the same amount of signatures–874,641 from registered voters to also qualify for placement on the November 2026 statewide ballot.

The Save Proposition 13 petition has received 925,000 signatures and is seeking an additional 275,000 signatures by Friday, Feb. 6. The Save Proposition 13 ballot measure would restore a two-thirds vote for local tax hikes and repeal property transfer taxes. The average cost for Californian homeowners for this tax is $55,000 or more.

Reform California Mission

Reform California is a statewide grassroots political movement led by California 51-year-old Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-75), San Diego (North and East San Diego County) that is dedicated “to taking back our state from the far-Left politicians and special interests.”

Reform California has grown into one of the largest grassroots advocacy movements in the country.

• Contributors: Reform California represents a grassroots army of over 50,000 donors who give an average of just $67 per year in small contribution levels.
• Volunteers: Reform California has recruited thousands of volunteers spread throughout each region of the state. These volunteers help collect signatures for ballot measures and volunteer for candidates and causes that Reform California endorses.
• Subscribers: Reform California has over 500,000 subscribers that receive its podcasts and news alerts on state policy issues and politics.

Since its launch in 2003, Reform California has led over two dozen initiative campaigns–both in specific regions as well as statewide.

In 2017, Reform California led the successful recall against State Senator Josh Newman (D) who cast the deciding vote in approving the costly car and gas tax hikes. This successful recall is only the fifth time since 1912 that a state politician was successfully removed from office in a recall.

In 2018, Reform California collected over 1 million signatures to qualify Proposition 6–the Gas Tax Repeal Initiative and in 2022 collected over 1.4 million signatures to qualify the California Taxpayer Protection Act.

To date, Reform California has defeated over 300 tax hike proposals on the ballot–saving Californians over $32 billion.

Reform California’s “Plain English Voter Guide” is the most referenced voter guide in the state–and was downloaded by more than 264,000 unique voters during the 2022 election. 

Reform California reports more than 17,000 volunteers have now been trained and deployed across the state. Volunteers have been collecting signatures at community tables, neighborhood events, churches, shopping centers, and through the statewide bus tour.

Reform California achieves its mission in four ways:

• Reform California Voter Guide: “In each election, Reform California helps voters cut through the confusion and misinformation in the election with its Reform California ‘Plain English’ Voter Guide that is distributed throughout the state. Reform California endorses the most principled reform-minded candidates for each office and provides an easy-to-understand truthful description of deceptive ballot measures that politicians put on the ballot. DeMaio also controls Reform California Voter Guide – a slate mail entity that is used to publicize Reform California’s voter guide in each election.”
• Ballot Measure Campaigns: “Reform California maintains a separate ballot measure campaign committee to file, qualify, and support numerous citizen ballot initiatives to impose reform on state and local government. Reform California’s ballot measure committee is also able to organize campaigns in opposition to bad initiatives proposed by politicians and special interests – such as tax increases.”
• Providing an Alternative to Liberal News: “The liberal media in California refuses to cover the truth and deliver the news on the growing problems in California under one-party control. That’s why Carl DeMaio hosts a daily Reform California podcast to provide factual and unbiased news stories to the public yearning for the truth on what is really happening in our state and how to make positive change happen.”
• The Reform California Caucus: “As a member of the California State Legislature, Reform California Chairman Carl DeMaio is building a ‘Reform California Caucus’ of like-minded principled reformers to fight for change from within.”