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This bill would allow states to require people who are registering to vote using the Election Assistance Commission’s registration form to provide documentary evidence that they are U.S. citizens as a condition to the state’s acceptance of the application.

States would have the ability to request evidence in addition to what is required by the current federal form, which asks an applicant to check a box and attest to their citizenship with a signature.

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