Nongovernmental groups like the League of Women Voters are now barred from registering new voters at naturalization ceremonies, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced.
Nongovernmental groups like the League of Women Voters are now barred from registering new voters at naturalization ceremonies, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced.A sign is posted at a voter registration booth outside a naturalization ceremony at the Los Angeles Convention Center on July 23, 2019.
Nongovernmental groups are now barred from registering new voters at naturalization ceremonies, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced., says"that only state and local election officials will be permitted to offer voter registration services at the end of administrative naturalization ceremonies." Groups like the League of Women Voters criticized the decision. They often partner with local and state election officials or supplement their work to administer registration services — and that includes during naturalization ceremonies."For decades, the League of Women Voters has been a trusted partner of both USCIS and federal courts to register new voters at naturalization ceremonies," she said."This work has resulted in hundreds of thousands of new citizens registering to vote with League volunteers across the country." USCIS wrote in the policy memo that the use of nongovernmental organizations for voter registration at naturalization ceremonies"was sporadic and varied based upon the location." USCIS also claimed that ensuring the groups are nonpartisan was a"burden" on the agency. "Given USCIS does not primarily rely on nongovernment organizations for voter registration services, and the administrative burden on USCIS to ensure that those nongovernmental organizations who provide voter registration services are nonpartisan," the agency is blocking them from USCIS facilities. "This change in no way impacts new citizens' access to information and applications to register to vote," the agency adds,"as this information will continue to be provided by state or local election officials, or USCIS staff at the end of naturalization ceremonies."conducted by third-party groups. Some organizations have shut down their efforts in the face of prohibitively high financial and criminal penalties. Third-party organizations often find more success registering communities of color – particularly immigrant communities — than political parties or government officials. Steward said that this recent exclusion is simply part of the administration's larger effort to intimidate immigrants. "By shutting out the League and other civic partners, USCIS is making it harder for new citizens to register to vote, which is yet another intimidation tactic and attack on the immigrant community," she said."Our democracy is stronger with the voices of new citizens."
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