Trump allies, undeterred by setbacks in courts and Congress, push anew for citizenship proof to vote
President Donald Trump’s attempts to impose a proof-of-citizenship requirement to vote in the U.S. have stalled in Congress and been blocked by the courts. Now Trump’s allies are trying through a little-known independent federal commission that’s typically worked with states to set election and voting machine standards. The independent Washington-based U.S. Election Assistance Commission received 380,000 public comments reacting to a petition to add the requirement to the federal voter registration form. The proof-of-citizenship effort is being pushed by America First Legal, a conservative group co-founded by the Republican president’s deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller. Voting rights groups say it’s unnecessary and a potential tool for voter disenfranchisement.