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Source: Axios
Khorri Atkinson 4 hours ago
New Hampshire lawmakers have advanced a key voting rights measure along party lines this week tightening residency requirements to vote a move critics say deliberately targets college students and others who are more likely to vote Democratic.
The state of play: Currently, out-of-state students and others who arent fully residents can declare the state their domicile for voting purposes. The measure seeks to require voters to prove they are a resident of the state by obtaining a state drivers license and registering their vehicle. Those who dont drive would have to show alternate documents to validate their permanent residency status.
What theyre saying: Republicans argue its an attempt to confirm that eligible voters are residents of the state, and they dismissed accusations that votes would be suppressed.
However, critics like the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire and Jason Kander, the former Democratic Missouri Secretary of State and president of Let America Vote, labeled the change as a poll tax. They argue it's an additional barrier to voting because people would be forced to pay fees for vehicle registration and obtaining a license.
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