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Sponsor calls for candidate citizenship disclosure; tribal representatives warn it could discriminate
House State Administration · February 20, 2025
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Summary
Representative Lucas Schubert asked lawmakers to require candidates to disclose citizenship in other countries. Opponents said the bill could single out Native Americans with cross-border citizenship under the Jay Treaty and urged caution or amendment.
Representative Lucas Schubert presented House Bill 479, a proposal to add a question on nomination forms asking candidates whether they hold citizenship in any nation other than the United States (with an exemption for federally recognized tribal citizenship) and to require publication of that information by the Secretary of…
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