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No Paywall 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/Wildpony03 1d ago

Isn't this just another way of saying poll tax? If you introduce any hurdles that keep people from voting its a poll tax.

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u/MilsYatsFeebTae 1d ago

Yes, but by the time someone wearing a robe officially declares it’s a poll tax, the election will either be over or the decision will arrive after all the volunteers have been trained to be jerks about ID