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American Opinion: The senseless move to ban voter registration at citizenship ceremonies
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West Central Tribune | Willmar, Minnesota
Voter registration booths manned by nonprofits are a staple of naturalization ceremonies in this country.
Citizenship and Immigration Services recently announced a new rule that bans nonprofits from registering new citizens at its facilities.
Last year, before the presidential election, the nonprofit helped register new citizens at 1,919 naturalization ceremonies, a spokesperson told us.
ADVERTISEMENTUSCIS has argued that this policy “reduces administrative burden” and that new citizens can still access voter registration information from state and local election officials or online.
It’s worth noting, however, that a handful of states, including Texas, don’t allow online voter registration.
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