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House advances $50,000 program to help some voters document U.S. citizenship amid operational questions
Summary
Lawmakers approved a committee report on HB 365 to create a small program (up to $50,000) to help indigent voters obtain proof of U.S. citizenship, but opponents said the bill lacks operational detail and shifts costs to municipal clerks.
The House considered House Bill 365, a measure to create a program to help voters who lack documentation of U.S. citizenship obtain the records they need to vote.
Representative Joe Sweeney, speaking for the majority of the Finance Committee, said the bill does not reinstate affidavit voting and instead creates a limited assistance program. “It is a program with an appropriation up to $50,000 that the Secretary of State can disperse…
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