To the editor: If the U.S. Structure provides the best to vote to each citizen over 18 years of age, then states want to ensure that each citizen can train that proper. Meaning they need to be certain that each citizen can get hold of paperwork required to show they’ve the best to vote. (“Kansas once required voters to prove citizenship. That didn’t work out so well,” Dec. 29)
Acquiring delivery certificates or naturalization papers — and the price to journey to acquire these paperwork — should not be a barrier. It’s the state’s accountability to ensure that this course of works each time. In any other case, we merely have Jim Crow legal guidelines of a brand new coloration.
The states should additionally present an appeals course of for quick decision when paperwork are deemed unacceptable. Stopping residents from voting is clearly an even bigger downside than noncitizens registering to vote.
Marvin Gordon, Laguna Seaside
