›While a federal bill seeking strict voting requirements sought by former President Trump has stalled in the Senate, some Republican-led states are pressing ahead with their own measures that could require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. In Michigan, supporters of voter citizenship documentation submitted 750,000 petition signatures to get a constitutional amendment on the November ballot. Meanwhile, state-level bills passed in South Dakota and Utah would create a two-tier voting system, where people who provide citizenship documentation could vote in all elections, while those who don't could only vote in federal elections. The players President Donald Trump The former president who has long pushed for strict voting requirements, including proof of citizenship, despite a lack of evidence of widespread non-citizen voting. Paul Jacob Chairman of Americans for Citizen Voting, the group backing the Michigan ballot initiative to require proof of citizenship to vote.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 07, 2026 22:50 UTC