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To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a State to include as part of the mail voter registration form a requirement that applicants provide proof of citizenship, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to allow states to require proof of citizenship on mail voter registration forms. Currently, the National Voter Registration Act sets minimum standards for state voter registration procedures but does not specifically address citizenship proof requirements. This bill permits states to add a citizenship proof requirement to their mail registration forms as an additional criterion beyond what is specified in the Act. The bill also updates references in the Act from the Federal Election Commission to the Election Assistance Commission. The changes take effect upon enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
8 cosponsors
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR)
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV)
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE)
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS)
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] (R-KY)
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS)
Actions (2)
- Nov 18, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. · senate
- Nov 18, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 18, 2025
Mrs. Britt (for herself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Hagerty, and Mr. Boozman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration
A BILL
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a State to include as part of the mail voter registration form a requirement that applicants provide proof of citizenship, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Citizen Ballot Protection Act”.
SEC. 2. CONTENTS OF STATE MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION FORM.
(a) In General.—Section 6(a) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20505(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking “Federal Election Commission” and inserting “Election Assistance Commission”; and
(B) by inserting “, except that a State may, in addition to the criteria stated in section 9(b), require that an applicant provide proof that the applicant is a citizen of the United States” after “elections for Federal office”; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting “and such form may include a requirement that the applicant provide proof that the applicant is a citizen of the United States” after “elections for Federal office”.
(b) Effective Date.—This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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