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Shelley Moore Capito: “This basically says you just have to prove that you're an…”

Featuring: Shelley Moore Capito, Republican | U.S. Senate West Virginia

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And our secretaries of states can't form and function their election practices that their legislature puts forward. So this doesn't do this. This basically says you just have to prove that you're an American citizen to vote in an American election. It sounds simple. I would say it's probably not as simple as it sounds because I think some of the identification issues are, could pose a challenge to some secretaries of State, whether you need a passport or birth certificate or a real ID card. (09:01–09:06)

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Asserts that the legislation requires proof of American citizenship to vote in elections.

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