Mississippi governor signs bill to require verifying citizenship in voter registration process

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Gov. Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) signed a bill that adds new citizenship verification requirements to Mississippi’s voter registration process. Senate Bill 2588, also known as the SHIELD Act, would verify citizenship through a federal immigration database. County registrars would check each applicant’s information through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s Systematic Alien […]