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Trumps nieuwe stemwet werd in 2014 in Kansas al eens getest en het werd een chaos

NOS Nieuws18 October 2026, 18:01 UTCCanada

De Amerikaanse president Trump wil dat kiezers voor de Congresverkiezingen van begin november een bewijs van staatsburgerschap en hun paspoort overleggen voordat ze hun stem mogen uitbrengen. In de staat Kansas werd dat al eens geprobeerd. Het werd een faliekante mislukking, waarvan tienduizenden stemgerechtigden de dupe werden. Toen Steven Fish uit Ottawa, Kansas, zich in 2014 wilde registreren als kiezer, moest hij zijn geboorteakte laten zien. Hij had geen idee waar hij die moest zoeken. Het document kon bij zijn stiefvader liggen, maar met hem was hij gebrouilleerd. En waar moest h

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