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Essay:Voter ID: A Personal Reflection (view source)
Revision as of 02:37, October 3, 2012
, 02:37, October 3, 2012→Because you must be a citizen to vote, every registered voter has proof of citizenship (such as a birth certificate) and therefore cannot be disenfranchised by state requirements to present proof of citizenship to obtain ID
====Because you must be a citizen to vote, every registered voter has proof of citizenship (such as a birth certificate) and therefore cannot be disenfranchised by state requirements to present proof of citizenship to obtain ID====
====Because you must be a citizen to vote, every registered voter has proof of citizenship (such as a birth certificate) and therefore cannot be disenfranchised by state requirements to present proof of citizenship to obtain ID====
The [[National Voter Registration Act]] (NVRA) requires states to accept a federal voter registration form. In 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that an Arizona law requiring voter registration forms to be submitted with proof of citizenship is preempted by the NVRA. Although a petition for a writ of certiorari has been filed with the Supreme Court, the law as it stands bars states from requiring proof of citizenship.
The federal form does require registrants to affirm that they are citizens who are 18 years or older in age, but this is not the same as requiring ''proof'' of citizenship, like a birth certificate.
====Because you must be a resident to register to vote, every registered voter has proof of residency and therefore cannot be disenfranchised by state requirements to present proof of residency to obtain ID====
====Because you must be a resident to register to vote, every registered voter has proof of residency and therefore cannot be disenfranchised by state requirements to present proof of residency to obtain ID====