You have to provide evidence of your citizenship or legal immigration status to get a DL or a CCW, and you can register to vote with either of those under the not-yet-implemented Texas law. Obviously DPS records the citizenship status of the license holder and can provide it on request to the voter registrar, but I was wondering if that info was encoded in some manner on the card itself. Apparently not.Shoot_First wrote:Given that, I don't understand how a non-citizen would get on the voter rolls. I suppose it is possible, but not likely.Topbuilder wrote:As I understand it, you do not need to be a citizen to obtain a Texas DL. You can then use a Texas DL to register to vote. You then use the DL as ID when you vote . If this is true, then the voter ID laws will stop nothing. The deception takes place when registering to vote.
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- Sat Aug 18, 2012 3:49 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Citizenship shown on Texas CHL?
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- Fri Aug 17, 2012 11:32 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
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Citizenship shown on Texas CHL?
A question came up on another forum I frequent:
Is the citizenship of a Texas CHL holder somehow encoded on the card? A Texas CHL can be issued to legal permanent residents who are citizens of other countries, but under Texas law a CHL is sufficient ID to vote with. How does a poll worker tell by looking at a Texas CHL whether or not the holder is a U. S. citizen?
Is the citizenship of a Texas CHL holder somehow encoded on the card? A Texas CHL can be issued to legal permanent residents who are citizens of other countries, but under Texas law a CHL is sufficient ID to vote with. How does a poll worker tell by looking at a Texas CHL whether or not the holder is a U. S. citizen?