美国各地的亿万富翁正投入巨资支持加州的第39号提案，该提案要求选民在投票前出示身份证件。
Billionaires across the US are spending vast sums to support California’s Proposition 39, a measure that would require voters to show identification before casting their ballots.
该提案被宣传为一种“提升选举信任和信心”的方式，正值特朗普政府在全国范围内推动限制投票的背景下。加州共和党长期以来一直试图在州内推进选民身份证计划。
The measure is being promoted as a way to “[increase] trust and confidence in our elections”, and comes amid a nationwide push by the Trump’s administration to restrict voting. California Republicans have long sought to advance a voter ID initiative in the state.
据CalMatters的报告，该运动已筹集超过3600万美元，其中包括保守派捐助者、航运供应公司老板理查德·尤林（Richard Uihlein）捐赠的1700万美元。Airbnb联合创始人、特朗普政府官员乔·格比亚（Joe Gebbia）捐赠了800万美元，卡梅隆和泰勒·温克莱沃斯（Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss）以及妮可·沙纳汉（Nicole Shanahan）也提供了可观的捐款。根据CalMatters的数据，支持“是”票的阵营在筹款上比对手多出约1300万美元。
The campaign has received more than $36m, according to a report from CalMatters, including $17m from Richard Uihlein, a prominent conservative donor and owner of a shipping supply company. Joe Gebbia, a cofounder of Airbnb and Trump administration official, has given $8m, and Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss and Nicole Shanahan have also made significant donations. The yes campaign has far outraised its opponents by as much as $13m, according to CalMatters.
加州选民目前在投票时不需要出示身份证件，但在投票时必须提供驾照或州身份证号码，或部分社会安全号码。除了在投票站要求出示身份证件外，第39号提案还将规定邮寄选票的信封上必须标注政府签发的身份证号码的后四位。
California voters do not currently have to show identification at the polls, but are required to provide a driver’s license or state identification number or their partial social security number whening to vote. In addition to requiring ID at the polls, Prop 39 would also mandate that mail ballots include the last four digits of a government-issued ID number on an envelope.
共和党议员卡尔·德马约（Carl DeMaio）在加州民主党占多数的州议会未能推动实施选民身份证要求的立法后，起草了该提案，以响应特朗普的要求。他认为该倡议可能成为共和党在选举中的一大亮点，因为该党预计将在选举中遭受重大损失。
Republican lawmaker Carl DeMaio authored the proposition after unsuccessfully fighting in California’s Democratic dominated statehouse to advance legislation implementing voter ID requirements in response to a demand from Trump. He has argued the initiative could be a bright spot for Republicans in an election where the party is expected to see significant losses.
德马约最近表示：“这与特朗普的‘拯救法案’不同。它是一种更为细致、平衡、针对加州定制的做法。它保留邮寄选票，但要求公民身份验证，要求选民出示身份证件，这将改变游戏规则。”州民主党、美国公民自由联盟（ACLU）和全国妇女选民联盟均反对该提案。支持者表示，该提案获得了两党的支持。
“It’s not the same as the Trump Save Act. It is a more nuanced, balanced approach customized for California. It keeps mail-in ballots, but requires citizenship verification, requires voter ID,” DeMaio recently said. “This is a gamechanger.”The state Democratic party, the ACLU and the League of Women Voters oppose the measure. Supporters have said the proposition has bipartisan support.
加州大学伯克利分校政府研究所最近的一项民意调查发现，第39号提案正在失去其在夏末所吸引的部分支持，并以13个百分点的差距落后。但9月底的其他民意调查显示，该提案处于领先位置。8月初对600名可能投票的拉丁裔选民进行的一项双语全州调查显示，他们对这项措施的意见平分秋色。
A recent poll from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found that Prop 39 was losing some of the support it had attracted in late summer and was trailing by a 13-point margin. But other polls from late September showed it with a lead. A bilingual statewide survey of 600 Latino likely voters in early August found they were evenly divided on the measure.