MS SB2289

Requires any person submitting a voter registration application to provide one document proving U.S. citizenship: a birth certificate, U.S. passport, naturalization documentation, or documents meeting the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 standards.

Amends voter registration procedures to require applicants to submit citizenship proof documents and requires registration forms to include a section for applicants to indicate citizenship status with instructions to present qualifying documents.

Requires county registrars processing mail-in voter registration applications to verify that applicants have submitted proof of U.S. citizenship by attaching a qualifying document to the application.

Makes mail-in registration applications subject to rejection if the county registrar is unable to verify the applicant's citizenship documentation as required.

Takes effect July 1, 2022.