Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Demanding Citizenship in DC Elections Act”.
Demanding Citizenship in DC Elections Act
A BILL
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to require any individual who votes in a municipal election of the District of Columbia to be a United States citizen and to provide proof of citizenship.
Sec. 2 Proof of citizenship required to vote in District of Columbia municipal elections
In general— Title IV of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (1–201.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“G Voting requirements
“497. Proof of citizenship required to vote in local elections
“(a) Definition—In this section, the term local election means—
“(1) an election for—
“(A) Mayor;
“(B) Chairman or member of the Council;
“(C) Attorney General;
“(D) Member of the State Board of Education; or
“(E) Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner; or
“(2) an initiative, referendum, recall, or charter amendment measure on a District ballot.
“(b) Proof of citizenship required—An individual may not vote in a local election unless the individual—
“(1) is a citizen of the United States; and
“(2) demonstrates proof of such citizenship to the Board of Elections.”
Technical and conforming amendments—
Table of contents— The table of contents for the District of Columbia Home Rule Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 496 the following:
Conforming repeal— The Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24–242) is repealed, and each provision of law amended by that Act is amended to read as it read on the day before the effective date of that Act.