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UpdateNationalSunday, September 27, 2026

State Department weighs sharing passport records for voter citizenship checks

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Election Law Blog (Rick Hasen)
““State Department weighs sharing passport records for voter citizenship checks””, Sunday, September 27, 2026
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The State Department is assessing how to share passport information with state and local governments and some nonprofit groups ahead of the midterm elections. A department spokesperson said the goal is to share the information for voter citizenship checks.1

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  1. Election Law Blog (Rick Hasen), https://electionlawblog.org/2026/state-department-weighs-sharing-passport-records-for-voter-citizenship-checks · Sunday, September 27, 2026

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