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Policy debates about requiring documentary proof of citizenship in voter registration and naturalization processes may increase enforcement demands for papers at the point of ICE contact.
The ’s text lists a discrete menu of documents that qualify as “” — passports, birth certificates, certain military records, and similar federal or state documents — and then directs states to create ...
A handful of states and local policies now require documentary proof of citizenship (DPOC) to register or to remain on voter rolls, and the specific documents accepted vary by statute and implementati...
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. ...
Federal attempts to add (DPOC) or similar documentary requirements to voter registration have produced a cascade of lawsuits testing federal preemption, statutory interpretation of the (NVRA), and cla...
Multiple high-profile legal challenges to (DPOC) requirements have produced a mixed record: federal courts have struck down or blocked several state and federal attempts to force documentary proof for...
Federal guidance and common administrative lists show a short list of documents that are widely accepted as conclusive proof of citizenship — a U.S. passport (book or card), a birth certificate showin...