Sec. 6. Requirements to ensure legal voting
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Any individual in asylum status, refugee status, legal permanent resident status, or any other permanent or temporary visa status who intends to remain in the United States in such status for longer than 6 months shall submit to the Secretary, during the period specified by the Secretary, a signed affidavit that states that the alien— has not cast a ballot in any Federal election in the United States; and will not register to vote, or cast a ballot, in any Federal election in the United States while in such status. If an alien described in paragraph
(1)fails to timely submit the affidavit described in paragraph
(1)or violates any term of such affidavit— the Secretary shall immediately— revoke the legal status of such alien; and deport the alien to the country from which he or she originated; and the alien will be permanently ineligible for United States citizenship. Any individual in asylum status, refugee status, legal permanent resident status, or any other permanent or temporary visa status who illegally registers to vote or who votes in any Federal election after receiving such status or visa— shall not be eligible to apply for permanent residence or citizenship; and if such individual has already been granted permanent residence, shall lose such status and be subject to deportation pursuant to section 237(a)(6) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(6) ). In determining whether an individual described in subsection (a)(1) is eligible for legal status, including naturalization, under the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. ), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall verify that the alien has not registered to vote, or cast a ballot, in a Federal election in the United States. The Secretary shall provide the election director of each State, and such local election officials as may be designated by such State directors, with access to relevant databases containing information about aliens who have been granted asylum, refugee status, or any other permanent or temporary visa status authorized under the Immigration and Nationality Act or by executive action, for the sole purpose of verifying the citizenship status of registered voters and all individuals applying to register to vote. The Secretary shall submit an annual report to Congress that identifies all jurisdictions in the United States that have registered individuals who are not United States citizens to vote in a Federal election. Notwithstanding the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq. ), the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq. ), and any other Federal law, all States and local governments— shall require individuals registering to vote in Federal elections to provide adequate proof of citizenship; may not accept an affirmation of citizenship as adequate proof of citizenship for voter registration purposes; and may require identification information from all such voter registration applicants. All States and local governments shall provide the Department of Homeland Security with the registration and voting history of any alien seeking registered provisional status, naturalization, or any other immigration benefit, upon the request of the Secretary. If any State is not in compliance with the proof of citizenship requirements set forth in paragraph
(1)on or before the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall reduce the apportionment calculated under section 104(c) of title 23, United States Code, for that State for the following fiscal year by 10 percent. For each subsequent year in which any State is not in compliance with the proof of citizenship requirements set forth in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Transportation shall reduce the apportionment calculated under section 104(c) of title 23, United States Code, for that State for the following fiscal year by an additional 10 percent.
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