{"id":1738,"date":"2025-06-25T12:34:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T16:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/indiana\/?post_type=press&p=1738"},"modified":"2025-06-25T12:34:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T16:34:27","slug":"%e5%8f%8d%e5%85%ac%e6%b0%91%e6%8a%95%e7%a5%a8%e6%b3%95%e5%b0%86%e4%ba%8e7%e6%9c%881%e6%97%a5%e7%94%9f%e6%95%88","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/indiana\/zh\/press\/anti-citizen-voting-law-in-effect-july-1\/","title":{"rendered":"\u53cd\u516c\u6c11\u6295\u7968\u6cd5\u5c06\u4e8e7\u67081\u65e5\u751f\u6548"},"template":"","class_list":["post-1738","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"HEA 1264 uses outdated list to attack naturalized citizens voter registrations ","featured_image":"","press_type":146,"authors":"","related_issues":[109,395,108],"related_work":[298],"location":17},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":true,"person":null,"name":"\u6731\u8389\u5a05\u00b7\u6c83\u6069","role":"","phone":"","email":"jvaughn@commoncause.org"},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Common Cause Indiana is raising awareness that a law attacking the voter registrations of naturalized U.S. citizens will go into effect July 1, potentially removing citizens from voting if they do not respond with the correct documentation within a 30 day period of time. <\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cThis bill that seeks to removes law-abiding U.S. citizens from the voter rolls is an attack on all citizens and our right to the vote,\u201d <\/span>said Julia Vaughn, Common Cause Indiana Executive Director<\/span><\/b>. \u201cIf the state can take away one citizen\u2019s right to the ballot, they can take away anyone\u2019s rights. That\u2019s why Common Cause Indiana is helping citizens confirm their voter registration and protect their right to vote. If you have questions, reach out and we will help you protect your rights as a U.S. citizen to vote.\u201d <\/span>\r\n\r\nHouse Enrolled Act 1264 of 2024 requires county election boards to cross-check voter registrations against a list of temporary credentials maintained by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. However, the BMV does not consistently update this list, which means naturalized citizens may wrongly receive letters from county election boards questioning their citizenship and eligibility to vote.<\/span> \u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nHere are the actions citizens should take if they receive <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>such a letter. Failure to respond within 30 days will cancel the voter\u2019s registration:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n