Collins mentioned that she thought it should only be necessary to prove citizenship when first registering to vote and not for every Federal election. Not sure about any other changes. But she made it sound like there were some other issues that were being worked out. Even though she did not firmly commit, it sounds like she may be leaning that way.
Proving citizenship only once sounds an awful lot like, “okay we’ll have fair elections for just these midterms, and then in 2028 we can go back to, “trust us Bro, only citizens are voting…”
I get your point. Without a doubt, we need some major overhauling to the system. But, I don't despise small beginnings as long as we are moving in the right direction. We may have to make some concessions to get this over the finish line. I think by at least getting some guardrails on the system it may be enough to finally show some glaring discrepancies from previous elections that will need to be addressed.
Requiring proof of citizenship upon registration and showing ID to vote in Federal elections is something we have been screaming be done for years. So far, it appears those elements remains intact in the bill. I would see no problem on a compromise of registration proof of citizenship be done every certain number of years or election cycles. That would also act as a safeguard for dead voters or people that have moved out of the area. I agree with you in that respect and I don't think it should be upon initial registration only. There needs to be periodic checks just to keep everyone honest, right - especially the Dems. I would hope that this option would be part of the discussions.
Not even. If OP is right and it's only when "first registering" to vote, then only first-time voters would be required to provide proof of citizenship, which is a tiny fraction.
Collins mentioned that she thought it should only be necessary to prove citizenship when first registering to vote and not for every Federal election. Not sure about any other changes. But she made it sound like there were some other issues that were being worked out. Even though she did not firmly commit, it sounds like she may be leaning that way.
Proving citizenship only once sounds an awful lot like, “okay we’ll have fair elections for just these midterms, and then in 2028 we can go back to, “trust us Bro, only citizens are voting…”
I get your point. Without a doubt, we need some major overhauling to the system. But, I don't despise small beginnings as long as we are moving in the right direction. We may have to make some concessions to get this over the finish line. I think by at least getting some guardrails on the system it may be enough to finally show some glaring discrepancies from previous elections that will need to be addressed.
Requiring proof of citizenship upon registration and showing ID to vote in Federal elections is something we have been screaming be done for years. So far, it appears those elements remains intact in the bill. I would see no problem on a compromise of registration proof of citizenship be done every certain number of years or election cycles. That would also act as a safeguard for dead voters or people that have moved out of the area. I agree with you in that respect and I don't think it should be upon initial registration only. There needs to be periodic checks just to keep everyone honest, right - especially the Dems. I would hope that this option would be part of the discussions.
Not even. If OP is right and it's only when "first registering" to vote, then only first-time voters would be required to provide proof of citizenship, which is a tiny fraction.