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Unidentified committee member urges stricter voter ID, cites New York court decision
Summary
At a House Administration Committee session, an unidentified committee member urged requiring proof of citizenship to 'secure the ballot,' cited a New York Court of Appeals rejection of noncitizen voting, and called colleagues to join the Election Integrity Caucus; no vote was recorded.
An unidentified committee member at a House Administration Committee meeting urged colleagues to adopt stricter voter identification requirements and said recent New York rulings support the principle that only citizens may vote.
The speaker said New York City Democrats had proposed allowing noncitizens to vote but that "New York's ... court of appeals" rejected that proposal, adding, "Only citizens can vote in our elections. That's…
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