Clinton-appointed judge triggers appeal after blocking key voter citizenship law

Chuck DeVore says DMV voter registration laws create vulnerabilities when citizenship isn't independently verified, pointing to 6,600 noncitizen registrations uncovered in New Jersey. A Clinton-appointed judge in Ohio is blocking the implementation of an Ohio law that requires voting registrants to provide photo ID proof of their citizenship before enrollment. In a decision delivered on Tuesday, Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. stayed the law, citing what he saw as a conflict with federal requirements. "The court grants plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction … from relying on House Bill 54’s amendment to require any driver’s license or renewal to produce documentary proof of citizenship before offering the opportunity to register to vote," Oliver wrote. The decision is just the latest development in the national debate over state-level voting requirem

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