Tennessee Seeking Proof of Citizenship To Vote

Tennessee election officials sent letters this month to over 14,000 individuals asking them to verify their U.S. citizenship.

The letter from the Tennessee secretary of state’s (R) office was sent to individuals whose records appear to reflect that they may not be U.S. citizens.

Signed by Tennessee Elections Coordinator Mark Goins, the letter says that voting in local, state and federal elections is illegal under state law. Goins also asks noncitizens to use an enclosed form to request that their name be removed from the voter roll; U.S. citizens are asked to provide a copy of a birth certificate, U.S. passport or other listed form of documentation to confirm citizenship.

If there’s evidence that a registered voter isn’t a U.S. citizen, the law requires the elections coordinator to notify the county election commission where the person registered to vote, and the commission must then alert the registered voter.

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