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Committee holds bill to let Secretary of State verify citizenship and create birth‑certificate voucher program
Summary
House Bill 365 would allow the Secretary of State to use available databases to verify citizenship for voter registration and establish a small voucher program to pay for birth certificates for indigent registrants.
House Bill 365 would direct the Secretary of State’s office to attempt to verify citizenship through accessible federal or interstate databases before requiring in‑person documentary evidence, and it would create a small voucher program to pay for birth certificates for registrants who can demonstrate indigence.
Sponsor Representative Lynn told the committee the bill addresses…
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