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On Feb 11, Rep. Michael Baumgartner voted in favor of the SAVE Act, which requires proof of citizenship to vote in elections. On the surface, that seems like a reasonable thing, but the devil is in the details, as they say. When you dig down, this is yet another Republican inspired voter suppression effort, because when your policies hurt everyday citizens, taking their vote away is the only way you get elected.
How do you prove you are a citizen? You will need either a passport ($165) or a valid birth certificate that matches the name you use today. If it doesn’t, such as married women who took their husband’s name, that will require filing paperwork with a court and a fee of nearly $300 to change the name. If you have an enhanced driver’s license, you have already paid some of these fees.
