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The requirement for U.S. citizens to carry or show proof of citizenship in public
Federal law does not create a general obligation for U.S. citizens to carry or show proof of citizenship in public, and ICE (a federal immigration agency) has statutory authority to question, detain o...
A -compliant driver’s license shows that a state has verified the holder’s identity and either citizenship or lawful presence against federally required documents when issuing that particular card, bu...
Federal agencies and state programs recognize a defined set of primary documents as legally acceptable evidence of citizenship — most commonly a U.S. birth certificate, U.S. passport (book or card), C...
There is no general federal law requiring U.S. citizens to carry identification at all times; most Americans are not legally obligated to while walking in public, though specific activities and checkp...
have produced measurable reductions in effective voter registrations in states that tried to enforce them: saw tens of thousands of prospective registrants suspended, ’s long-running regime created a ...
Three states are routinely identified in recent reporting as requiring documentary to register to vote — , , and — and those requirements typically accept primary citizenship documents such as a U.S. ...
The would require citizenship—such as a passport, birth certificate, or naturalization papers—whenever someone registers or updates a federal , replacing the current practice that accepts a driver’s l...
The would force applicants to present “documentary proof of ” at and the bill explicitly lists acceptable documents including that indicate U.S. citizenship, U.S. passports, birth certificates, and ce...
Holding a or a state-issued ID gives practical evidence of identity and — in many contexts — can serve to prove U.S. citizenship, but there is no federal law that requires U.S. citizens to carry at al...