Proof of citizenship required to register
What the document says“Under any method of voter registration in a State, the State shall not accept and process an application to register to vote in an election for Federal office unless the applicant presents documentary proof of United States citizenship with the application.”
Inserted as a new subsection (b) of section 4 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. It applies to every method of registration a state offers, not only to the federal mail form.
What the document actually says“Under any method of voter registration in a State, the State shall not accept and process an application to register to vote in an election for Federal office unless the applicant presents documentary proof of United States citizenship with the application.”
You must show papers that prove you are a citizen. You show them when you hand in your form. If you do not, the state cannot take it.
Today you fill in a form and swear you are a citizen. Lying on that form is already a crime. This bill would add a step. You would also have to show a paper that proves it. This applies however you sign up. It covers signing up by mail, in person, or at the motor vehicle office.
Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections
2025-03-25 · 90 FR 14005
The Act would require documentary proof under any method of voter registration a state offers. The order reaches the national mail voter registration form, which is one method, and it directs an agency to change that form rather than changing the law. The requirement is the same in kind and narrower in reach.