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States must tell residents about the requirement

Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, section 2, Sec. 2. Written by .

States must tell residents about the requirement

The document says “shallWho acts: chief State election officialsHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says

“The chief State election official of a State shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that residents of the State are aware of the requirement to provide documentary proof of United States citizenship to register to vote in elections for Federal office in the State.”

Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, Sec. 2

A public information duty on the state's chief election official. The Act does not specify the steps, a budget, or a deadline.

What the document actually says

“The chief State election official of a State shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that residents of the State are aware of the requirement to provide documentary proof of United States citizenship to register to vote in elections for Federal office in the State.”

Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, Sec. 2
That sentence, in plain words

One person runs elections in each state. They have a job to do. They must make sure people know the new rule.

What this is about

A new rule only works if people hear about it. The bill puts that job on the state's top election official. It does not say what they must do. It does not give them money or a date.

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