Requires documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections

§1What it does

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This bill would require people to show documents proving U.S. citizenship when they register to vote in federal elections, and would bar states from accepting or processing a registration application without that proof.^2,3 It lists which documents count, such as a REAL ID-compliant identification that shows citizenship, and requires states to set up an alternative process for applicants to show citizenship with other evidence.³ States would have to take ongoing steps to keep only citizens on their voter rolls, including a program to identify noncitizens using information from certain sources, and remove noncitizens they find.³ The bill would also let people sue election officials who register an applicant without documentary proof of citizenship and would make doing so a crime.³

§2Status

§3How Congress voted

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