Requiring voters to provide proof of citizenship would still contain flaws.

Lawmakers in Missouri are pushing for a constitutional amendment that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship in order to be allowed to vote. The goal of this amendment, which will most likely be approved or disapproved by voters in an August referendum, would be to prevent illegal immigrants from voting and affecting the political process.

The problem with this amendment is that it would also most likely have negative affects on the political process. This is because tens of thousands of legal residents will have a hard time providing proof of their citizenship. The New York Times reports that just last week several nuns in Indiana were denied their right to vote, even though they are legal U.S. citizens, because they were not able to provide photo IDs.

The same thing could happen to tens or even hundreds of thousands of would-be legal voters if the amendment passes. Because of this, there is no way this amendment is going to make the political voting process any more accurate than it is currently.