jonny5
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Re: Should you prove you are a citizen when register to vote?(please read before voti
If they dont officially renounce it, then the the US still considers them a citizen and they could vote. If you want to conclusively prove someone is a citizen, then yes, a passport would have to be checked for validity. The govt already has a database for this.
And how in the hell do they do that? I can see the little old election clerk closely examining a passport to determine whether or not it's valid. And what does it prove? How does anybody know when somebody moves to another country and 'renounces' their citizenship? They probably don't take out ads in the newspaper when they do it, since nobody else gives a ratsass.
The Citizenship chip is the only answer, I think. It ought to satisfy even the most paranoid right winger.
If they dont officially renounce it, then the the US still considers them a citizen and they could vote. If you want to conclusively prove someone is a citizen, then yes, a passport would have to be checked for validity. The govt already has a database for this.