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Bill would let state verify citizenship and pay for documentation for indigent voters, Secretary of State says
Summary
Secretary of State David Scanlon told the committee House Bill 365 would authorize the state to verify citizenship using federal or private databases and to provide vouchers for indigent voters to obtain documents such as birth certificates. He said two lawsuits challenging HB 1569 are pending; no injunction has been granted.
Secretary of State David Scanlon told the House Finance Committee that House Bill 365 would create a mechanism to help qualified voters who lack required paperwork by allowing state officials to verify identity and citizenship through available federal and private databases and by issuing vouchers to cover documentary costs for indigent voters.
"There is no single database at the federal level in this country that tells us whether a person is a citizen or not," Scanlon said, describing the…
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