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Kansas, Arizona Require Proof of Citizenship for Voting

...succeed, I have no doubt that this will continue to be an agenda item, and it will be an ongoing battle in many states," said Wendy Weiser, director of the Democracy Program at New York University School of Law's Brennan Center for Justice, who represents the League of Women Voters in opposition to the Arizona and Kansas laws. Federal registration forms require that a person attest to being a U.S. citizen under penalty of perjury, but don't require documentation. Kansas and Arizona argue...