Florida and Mississippi Enact Voter ID Laws

Governors in United States===Florida and United States===Mississippi have signed into law measures requiring officials to verify the citizenship of voters. United States===Florida's law, signed by Ron DeSantis, mandates proof of citizenship like a birth certificate or passport if eligibility is challenged, and has been immediately challenged in court by civil rights organizations, including the Southern Poverty Law Center. United States===Mississippi's law, signed by Tate Reeves, requires additional citizenship checks for applicants and annual checks against a United States===United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement database. Similar legislation pushed by Donald Trump has stalled in the United States===United States Congress. Other Republican-led states like United States===South Dakota and United States===Utah have enacted similar laws, and United States===Michigan is pursuing a constitutional amendment. United States===Kansas also has passed legislation awaiting Governor Laura Kelly's decision, with past efforts in United States===Kansas being declared unconstitutional.