The centerpiece of the bill remains a requirement that voters show proof of US citizenship, such as a passport or birth certificate, to register to vote. Nine percent of American citizens, roughly 21 million people, don't have ready access to citizenship documents, according to a study by the Brennan Center and other voting rights groups.
That likely understates the number of Americans who could be burdened by the bill, since most people do not carry around citizenship documents with them. Half of Americans, roughly 146 million people, do not have a passport. And 69 million women who took their partner's last name and do not have a birth certificate matching their legal name could find it much harder to register to vote under the bill...
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