Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote Is an Old and Bad Idea
Speaker Mike Johnson supports a proposal to require voters to provide proof of citizenship, which would sow confusion and suppress turnout.
United in a plan for chaos.
Photographer: Joe Raedle/Getty Images North AmericaOne of the right’s favorite conspiracy theories is that voter fraud is rampant in US elections and must be rooted out at all costs. Last week House Speaker Mike Johnson, standing alongside Conspiracist-in-Chief Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, fully signed on to it.
Johnson proposed an utterly unnecessary and potentially harmful bill that would require Americans to provide proof of citizenship before casting a ballot. “If an individual only asserts or simply states that they are a citizen, they don’t have to prove it, and they can register that person to vote in a federal election,” Johnson said. “We only want US citizens to vote in US elections.”