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Monday, February 22, 2016

Activists Ask Judge to Block States From Requiring Proof of US Citizenship to Vote

A group of voting rights activists is up in arms after the executive director of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) told elections officials in three states that they could require residents to provide documented proof of U.S. citizenship when using federal forms to register to vote.

On Wednesday, the coalition filed a complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia asking a federal judge for a temporary restraining order blocking the changes in Alabama, Georgia and Kansas.

“Voters have been using the Federal Form to register without having to comply with a documentary proof of citizenship requirement for over two decades, but the Executive Director’s sudden unilateral changes to the Federal Form – implemented without public notice – ratchet up the requirements for registering to vote at the last-minute, mere weeks before primary elections and a presidential caucus in the affected states,” according to the complaint.

“Imposing such eleventh-hour restrictions on voting risks voter and election official confusion and is contrary to the public interest,” it argued.

Under federal law, only U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in federal elections. In most states, residents do not have to provide documentation proving they are eligible, but merely sign a sworn statement declaring that they are U.S. citizens.

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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

How is this friggin possible.. DEMAND PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP before voting period nation wide

Anonymous said...

Stop the communists (progressives) from destorying this country. This election may be our last time to even have a slim chance of kicking them out. Once all their illegal immigrants and Muslim migrants are set up for voting along with dead people and repeat voters, the country will be lost.

Anonymous said...

did you ever wonder who is donating to all the "non-profits" organizing the US citizens' voting rights away?

Anonymous said...

Sign a paper attesting to citizenship? Baloney. Especially after the Supreme Court opined that it's a right to lie. And Hillary, who makes it a habit, and Obama who.... well... you know.

Unknown said...

you cannot vote in a national election unless you are a U.S. citizen these overzealous fools should read the constitution and what our forefathers put forth to preserve the integrity of this great country so U.S. citizens get out there and vote so the illegals and public welfare recipients won't dictate the laws of our land

Anonymous said...

always some liberal pos from some liberal court ie, ny chicago la dc etc demanding the rest of the country follow their lead. when are people going to go hold ahole's like this accountable.
look at europe and the mess the liberals / politicians have created. Are you going to wait until the usa looks like that? wake up you fools!

Anonymous said...

That is how I KNOW your vote doesn't count, how can it when illegals are voting and fraud is all over the place...

Anonymous said...

Scalia the judge.