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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(134,886 posts)
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 05:08 PM 20 hrs ago

As 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 Trump’s 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 that’s not enough. He wants prospective voters to show proof of their citizenship.

https://apnews.com/article/proof-citizenship-voting-us-elections-trump-4688881c23d4ea64654cd24aacb47339

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As citizen voting bill stalls in US Senate, some states forge ahead (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 20 hrs ago OP
Why is a "real ID" not enough? SheltieLover 20 hrs ago #1
You don't have to be a citizen to get a Real ID MichMan 20 hrs ago #2
Could be because I'm in the red shithole called TN, but I had to show birth cert SheltieLover 20 hrs ago #3
You have to prove your identity regardless of citizenship status MichMan 20 hrs ago #4
I was born in States SheltieLover 19 hrs ago #5

SheltieLover

(79,657 posts)
3. Could be because I'm in the red shithole called TN, but I had to show birth cert
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 05:41 PM
20 hrs ago

Along with other documents.

MichMan

(17,060 posts)
4. You have to prove your identity regardless of citizenship status
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 05:48 PM
20 hrs ago

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.

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