In 2022, California's Secretary of State, Democrat Shirley Weber, is expected to be elected with 60% of the vote, defeating Republican Robert Bernosky's 40%. Republican Don Wagner is running for the position, focusing on fair elections and voter ID issues. He is partnering his campaign with the California Voter ID Initiative 2026, a measure championed by Assemblymember Carl DeMaio’s Reform California group, which submitted 1.3 million signatures earlier this month. While Wagner supports the initiative, he remains nuanced about its inclusion in the national “SAVE America Act, which he believes is loaded with extra sections involving immigration enforcement. The fate of the Voter ID measure may ultimately depend on the financial influence of public-employee unions.