by Keaelan Deese at Washington Examiner
A coalition of 14 Republican-led states on Monday urged the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to adopt new federal rules requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote, marking the latest front in the GOP’s nationwide election integrity campaign.
The multistate effort, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, backs a petition from America First Legal, the conservative group founded by senior Trump adviser Stephen Miller. The petition asks the EAC to amend its regulations and the federal registration form under the National Voter Registration Act to mandate documentary proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, when registering to vote.
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In a jointcommentletter submitted to the EAC on Monday, the GOP attorneys general argued that the current system, based only on applicants self-attesting their citizenship under penalty of perjury, leaves voter rolls vulnerable to fraud.
“Only eligible U.S. citizens are allowed to vote in federal elections,” the coalition wrote, citing instances in which states identified thousands of possible noncitizens on voter rolls. “Relying exclusively on self-attestation leaves the door wide open to non-U.S. citizens voting in our elections.”…
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