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[In an attempt to disenfranchise voters] US will start revoking passports for thousands of parents who owe child support, AP learns (apnews.com)
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The revocation program, plans for which were first reported by the AP in February, soon will be greatly expanded to cover parents who owe more than $2,500 in unpaid child support — the threshold set by a little-enforced 1996 law, the State Department said.

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[–] 4 points 6 months ago

You seem to have misunderstood their comment.

if it passes, you effectively need a passport to vote.

But it has not yet passed.

I've added emphasis to make things clear.

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