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VT H0671

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2026

Primary Sponsor

Michael Tagliavia

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires documented proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in Vermont, with acceptable documents including U.S. birth certificates, valid U.S. passports, naturalization certificates, or other government-issued citizenship documents.

  • Mandates the Secretary of State enter into a memorandum of agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security by January 1, 2027 to access the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program for verifying citizenship during voter registration and ongoing voter roll maintenance.

  • Directs town clerks to use the SAVE Program to verify citizenship status of registered voters and remove individuals confirmed to be noncitizens from voter rolls.

  • Modifies automatic voter registration at the Department of Motor Vehicles to require proof of U.S. citizenship rather than just attestation before transmitting applications to the Secretary of State.

  • Appropriates $300,000 from the General Fund in fiscal year 2027 to integrate the SAVE Program into state and local systems and train town clerks.

Legislative Description

An act relating to requiring proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration

Last Action

Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

1/14/2026

Committee Referrals

Government Operations and Military Affairs1/14/2026

Full Bill Text

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