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The net effect would be to deny a huge number of Americans the ability to cast a ballot.

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[–] missandry351@lemmings.world 14 points 5 days ago (7 children)

What is this proof of citizenship?

Isn’t that everywhere that only citizens vote for elections in the country?

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 5 days ago (6 children)

It depends on how you interpret it, but the most strict interpretations could actually require a passport to vote. Which is just asinine.

Also worth noting that he doesn’t actually have the authority to do this; Elections are left up to the individual states. But if nobody actually stops him from doing it anyways

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I've used passports as IDs before and had dumb-ass hicks freak out becaused they'd never seen such a document. One time, I had to search my luggage for a driver's license. And good thing it's not from New Mexico. My mother had all kinds of shit about that when doing business travel to various bass-ackward parts of the US. "Durr, is that a country?"

Yeah, bud, I can see why you're so confused when it says "STATE OF NEW MEXICO" right on it.

New Mexico license plates specifically say “New Mexico USA” because so many New Mexican residents kept getting pulled over for having “foreign” plates when traveling throughout the US.

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