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Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, has introduced a bill based on a Trump- and MAGA-touted conspiracy theory that says immigrants are being shuttled into the United States to vote illegally this election year. But non-citizen voting is a rare occurrence that often happens by mistake, according to Michelle Kanter Cohen, policy director and senior counsel for the Fair Elections Center. Kanter Cohen told UPI that the penalties in place are already enough of a deterrent to stop non-citizens from attempting to vote. Rachel Orey, director of the Bipartisan Policy Center's Elections Project, told UPI that there are other and better ways to deter illegal voting and reinforce trust in the process. "There are ways we can improve voter registration … but these should be done in time," Orey said. "They should be well-resourced changes. Not an unfunded mandate asking officers to do this right before an election." https://lnkd.in/eiUth9kV

Republicans want to tie proof-of-citizenship voter requirement to stopgap funding - UPI.com

Republicans want to tie proof-of-citizenship voter requirement to stopgap funding - UPI.com

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