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EAC Weighs Proof-of-Citizenship Push as Texas Flags 2,724 Potential Noncitizen Registrants

The commission now must vote on opening rulemaking after receiving more than 380,000 comments.

FILE - A person arrives for a U.S. Election Assistance Commission Standards Board public meeting, April 24, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
FILE - Commissioner Donald Palmer speaks during a U.S. Election Assistance Commission Standards Board public meeting April 24, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is helping lead a Republican effort to support a petition by the America First Legal Foundation to require proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections.(LM OTERO/AP FILE)
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Overview

  • Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Eli Crane led a congressional comment letter backing America First Legal’s petition to require documentary proof of citizenship on the federal voter registration form.
  • State attorneys general split along party lines, with 14 Republicans supporting the proposal and 19 Democrats opposing it.
  • Texas officials cross-checked voter rolls against USCIS’s SAVE database and sent 2,724 flagged records to counties, which must notify individuals, allow 30 days to prove citizenship, and then cancel registrations or refer cases to the attorney general.
  • The federal form currently relies on sworn self-attestation of citizenship under penalty of perjury, and a Trump executive order seeking documentation has been blocked by federal courts.
  • The petition’s list of acceptable documents would often leave a U.S. passport as the only broadly reliable option, prompting warnings about barriers for eligible voters and added workloads for local election offices.