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Michigan should require people registering to vote to show documents proving U.S. citizenship.
Michigan requires people registering to vote to affirm they are U.S. citizens but does not require documents proving it. This would require proof such as a passport or birth certificate when registering.
Jocelyn Benson
additional requirements, especially the onerous ones in the Save Act that, among other things, would require the name on a resident's birth certificate to match the name on a voter registration form – that, to me, is not a reasonable requirement
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