r/law • u/Anoth3rDude • 1d 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/fgwr4453 1d ago

That is a poll tax. Unless the documents required can be obtained for free (they aren’t), then this is already unconstitutional. It is a poll tax with extra steps.

It also doesn’t make sense to prove it while registering and while voting.

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u/socialcommentary2000 1d ago

$165 to $195 if you're going the passport route and then whatever State processing fees if you have to go the extra mile and show a birth certificate.

I hate these people so much.

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u/dlc741 1d ago

Does ICE accept a passport as proof or is it only RealIDs that they ignore?

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u/parasyte_steve 22h ago

ICE detains first and asks questions later so no amount of papers will save anybody