Four states have now signed such legislation as Trump’s Save Act languishes in Senate with little chance of passage

The governors of Florida and Mississippi signed legislation on Wednesday to require documented proof of citizenship to register to vote and to begin a process that will eventually unenroll voters who have not provided citizenship documentation.

Four states have now passed proof-of-citizenship laws for voting this year, after South Dakota and Utah’s governors each signed proof of citizenship bills into law in March.

The changes come as Donald Trump’s signature restrictive voting bill, the Save America Act, languishes in the US Senate with little chance of passage. The president is left weighing his options about how to move forward with its provisions, which include documented proof of citizenship requirements to register and strict photo ID requirements to vote.

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    3 days ago

    Won’t this likely affect republican voters at least as much as it affects people who are not republican voters?

    Or are they going to combine this with voter lists/Palantir to make it easy for known republican voters and harder for non-republicans?

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      2 days ago

      Any lists provided by third parties should be challenged in court. Any asshole can provide a list.

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    3 days ago

    Wait wait wait wait wait…

    You mean they get to sign the laws, but my own legitimate signature might mean shit?

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      3 days ago

      Have we seen Mr. DeSantis’s and Mr. MS['s governor)'s birth certificate? Have they been validated?