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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAs citizen voting bill stalls in US Senate, some states forge ahead
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) While the U.S. Senate remains deadlocked over President Donald Trumps call for strict citizenship voting requirements, Republicans in some states are pressing ahead with their own measures that could require documentary proof of citizenship to join or remain on the voter rolls.
Proof-of-citizenship legislation won final approval this week in South Dakota and Utah, already has passed one chamber in Florida and received a committee hearing in Missouri. In Michigan, supporters of voter citizenship documentation submitted 750,000 petition signatures this week in a bid to get a constitutional amendment on the November ballot.
Federal law already prohibits noncitizens from voting in U.S. elections, with violators subject to fines, imprisonment and potential deportation.
When people register to vote, they affirm under penalty of perjury that they are U.S. citizens. But Trump contends thats not enough. He wants prospective voters to show proof of their citizenship.
https://apnews.com/article/proof-citizenship-voting-us-elections-trump-4688881c23d4ea64654cd24aacb47339
SheltieLover
(79,657 posts)Oh, that's right. Suppress women's votes at all costs.
MichMan
(17,060 posts)SheltieLover
(79,657 posts)Along with other documents.
MichMan
(17,060 posts)Anyone legally in the US is eligible to apply for one. That includes those here on green cards or TPS. A non citizen still has to present a Birth Certificate from their place of birth to obtain one.
SheltieLover
(79,657 posts)Who knows why they do the things they do here?