“Voting is a privilege and right reserved for American citizens to participate democratically in deciding the leadership of our country. . . "
Texas Insider Report: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – "Voting is a privilege, and right reserved for American citizens to participate democratically in deciding the leadership of our country. Under Joe Biden’s watch, the integrity of our electoral process has been compromised," said Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.), members on the Senate Rules & Administration Committee, joining together with their committee colleagues to introduce the "Citizen Ballot Protection Act" to ensure that states have the authority to verify that only American citizens are voting in Federal Elections.
The bill specifically amends Section 6 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) of 1993, to explicitly allow states to put in place a proof of citizenship requirement for both the federal mail voter registration form, and any state mail voter registration forms they might develop.
“Democrat-run jurisdictions have violated our electoral process by granting an open invitation to any non-citizen or illegal alien to unconstitutionally participate in voting in local elections. This presents an unreasonable risk of cross-contamination of ballots and voting by non-citizens in federal elections," said Sen. Cruz while introducing the bill.
"We must uphold the integrity of our electoral system by requiring voters to provide proof of citizenship before casting a vote at the ballot box.”
"We must uphold the integrity of our electoral system by requiring voters to provide proof of citizenship before casting a vote at the ballot box.”
Cosigners of the bill include:
- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
- Senate Rules Committee Ranking Member Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), and Senators
- Shelly Moore Capito (R-W.Va.),
- Roger Wicker (R-Miss.),
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.),
- Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.).
Background:
Sen. Cruz has spearheaded several efforts to block non-citizens from voting in elections including:
Sen. Cruz has spearheaded several efforts to block non-citizens from voting in elections including:
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Introducing legislation to prohibit the Washington D.C. city government from using federal funds to facilitate non-citizen voting in elections in our nation’s capital;
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Introducing a joint resolution pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to fight a measure passed by the D.C. Council that would allow illegal aliens to vote in local D.C. elections.
- Read the full text of the bill here.
