The disagreement boils down to how strong the citizenship verification ought to be. And that creates tension: The stricter it is, the more hurdles it creates to register people, but the more it defers to agencies, the more room there is for error.
"We as progressives could lose the upper hand in talking about election integrity and access to the ballot for a generation," said a progressive strategist with deep roots in the voting rights community."If ineligible voters — if green card holders and others — end up on the rolls, that gives Republicans and those who are trying to ruin voting rights the ammunition that they need.
The expert said staff members for Senate Rules Committee Chair Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., have been made aware of the concerns. The legislation received a hearing in late March, and Schumer has promised a vote in the full Senate after it goes through committee.
Seems like an easy fix: program the algorithm to avoid registering those who are not allowed to vote. So freaking simple.
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