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Elissa Slotkin: “Michigan driver's licenses, like most driver's licenses…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Published | Video Starts at 07:23

And many of us are very used to going to the polls on election day and showing our id, matching that up against the voter rolls and voting. But the Michigan driver's licenses, like most driver's licenses across the country, do not show your citizenship. They just don't answer the question one way or another. So that would require that you actually have proof of citizenship in order to vote. (07:23–07:30)

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Claims that driver's licenses generally do not indicate citizenship status.

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