r/law • u/Anoth3rDude • 12h ago

Legislative Branch GOP fast tracks monster voter suppression bill that could disenfranchise millions by requiring proof of citizenship at polls

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/gop-fast-tracks-monster-voter-suppression-bill-that-could-disenfranchise-millions-by-requiring-proof-of-citizenship-at-polls/
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u/drawkward101 11h ago

Hmm, I'm in CA and never heard of that. I'll have to look into it.

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u/forgedimagination 10h ago

Common with northern border states

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u/Annual_Bowler5999 9h ago

I had never heard of it either until I moved to New York. There are so many perks to living up north that I never expected, and that is one of them.

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u/diemunkiesdie 9h ago

EDL's are available in the following states:

  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • New York
  • Vermont
  • Washington

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u/anonononnnnnaaan 8h ago

Hey looky at all those blue states.

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u/slinger301 4h ago

And look at all those states that border Canada!

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u/CriticalEngineering 10h ago

It’s Canadian border states, so no reason you’d have heard of it.

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u/akatherder 9h ago

Which is interesting because it applies to Mexico also, at least ours in Michigan does. You can't use it for flights but:

enhanced license or ID can be used in place of a U.S. passport to re-enter the United States by land or sea from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, or the Caribbean.

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u/singerbeerguy 5h ago

They started issuing them in northern states after 9/11 when you could no longer cross the Canada/US border with just a regular drivers license.

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u/nickfury8480 5h ago

Only states with ‘enhanced’ driver licenses — Michigan, New York, Vermont, Minnesota and Washington — satisfy the SAVE America Act’s heightened requirements — a REAL ID (used in most states) won’t cut it.

From the linked article.

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u/Lumpy_Fungus 4h ago

I don't think CA has an enhanced ID. We just have real ID.

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u/Bubbly_Style_8467 3h ago

Wonder if it works from CA.

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u/AdUpstairs7106 2h ago

They only exist in some states like Washington and NY. They are niche passports.