US Expands Passport Access
State and local officials, as well as some nonprofit organizations, may get access to verify voters' citizenship
The United States is seeking to expand access to passport records for voter checks, a move that could potentially allow state and local officials, as well as some nonprofit organizations, to verify voters' citizenship. State and local officials may be given access to passport records to verify voters' citizenship, as part of this expansion.
Some nonprofit organizations may also be given access to passport records to verify voters' citizenship.
## Why it matters The expansion of access to passport records for voter checks has significant implications for the verification of voters' citizenship in the US. This move could affect the way voter eligibility is determined and may have consequences for the voting process as a whole.
