The U.S. House Votes to Pass SAVE Act, Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote

ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. House on Thursday approved legislation requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for anyone registering to vote, something voting rights group have warned could disenfranchise millions of Americans.

The requirement has been a top election-related priority for President Donald Trump and House Republicans, who argue it’s needed to eliminate instances of noncitizen voting, which is already rare and, as numerous state cases have shown, is typically a mistake rather than part of a coordinated attempt to subvert an election. It’s already illegal under federal law for people who are not U.S. citizens to cast ballots and can lead to felony charges and deportation.

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What documents would be required to register?

The SAVE Act compels states to reject any voter registration application in which the applicant has not presented “documentary proof of United States citizenship.”

Among the acceptable documents for demonstrating proof of citizenship are:

A REAL ID-compliant driver’s license that “indicates the applicant is a citizen.”
A valid U.S. passport.
A military ID card with a military record of service that lists the applicant’s birthplace as in the U.S.
A valid government-issued photo ID that shows the applicant’s birthplace was in the U.S.

A valid government-issued photo ID presented with a document such as a certified birth certificate that shows the birthplace was in the U.S.

Brilliant.

Call your Senator and demand they pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act.

Get this passed.

Voter integrity measures are to the Democrat party what the silver bullet is to Dracula.

Trump has long signaled a desire to change how elections are run in the U.S. and last month issued a sweeping executive order that included a citizenship requirement among other election-related changes.

Top Republicans have argued the legislation, known as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, is necessary to ensure only citizens vote in U.S. elections and “cements into law” Trump’s order.

“If we have a noncitizen who votes in an election, that cancels out the vote of a legal citizen,” said U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, a Wisconsin Republican who chairs the House Committee on Administration, which handles election-related legislation.

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Pamela Geller

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