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Right up there with the recent Tennessee (?) legislation to outlaw chemtrails…
Non-american here so wondering, can literally anyone in the US walk into a voting booth and cast a vote? If so... Why would you allow that? And why would you not want to prevent it?
Only citizens can vote. This is just a public relations stunt to promote Trump's fake narrative about voter fraud
There are voter rolls that each state maintains of eligible voters. These rolls have to conform to minimum guidelines, like allowing all US citizens without felonies 18 years or older to vote. However, the federal government doesn't have any never had any maximum guidelines.
If a state decided that all 16 year old citizens could vote, the Federal Government couldn't do anything. Same with how different states address allowing felons who have served their time the ability to vote. In theory, this could include allowing non-citizens the opportunity as well.
This was built into the Constitution as an option. All elections, including for President, have some mechanism in place so that it doesn't matter if a state has a lesser or greater percentage of its residents vote over other states. After all, the Constitution was written in mind where several states would have significant slave populations.
It is unknown if a federal maximum guideline would be constitutional, since it really messes with the division of powers between the states and the federal government.
I don't have to present any ID in order to vote. Since I am already on the voting rolls, all I do is show up at the poll, tell them who I am, and they find my name in the (now electronic) book. I sign it and then I can go vote.
Now, when I initially registered, I had to prove I was eligible. Most voter registration is done here in conjunction with getting your driver's license (or other non-driver state ID). Since you have to produce your birth certificate and/or naturalization papers, they can check your eligibility right there.
A lot of the misinformation from the Right stems from how closely the DMV is tied into voter registration. Non-citizens can drive, of course, and some states even give licenses to people here illegally. Republicans assume all these people get signed up to vote, also, but they do not. Only people who can prove their eligibility get registered.
Citizens only for Federal and State elections. Some local elections allow non-citizens. Very few. Not something that needs Federal legislation.
As others pointed out, it’s political theater because that’s all they have.
No, trump is just a fucking chode. This is theater for the brain dead Fox News masses to wave flags about.
They should do one for zombies and sasquatch too.
Yeah, in fact I'm really concerned about this, I think they should cover all of the fictional creatures, maybe also martians, better cover animals, too. Every species, list them out. I think Trump should personally oversee this, and fund the research. Just take it out of his campaign fund.