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Republicans Push More Voting Restrictions in Congress
The SAVE Act would impose strict voter ID and citizenship proof requirements that could affect 21 million Americans, despite evidence of minimal noncitizen voting, critics say.
- Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the SAVE America Act, now before the U.S. Senate, which would impose proof-of-citizenship and photo ID rules nationwide and end mail-only registration.
- Amid a push from the White House, Trump amplified his message online, urging Republicans to pass tougher voting rules and writing `Crooked Elections cannot be allowed in the U.S.A`.
- About 21 million Americans lack easy access to required documents, and a passport or birth certificate would be mandatory, with marriage certificates required for women who changed names.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune said about 50 Republicans back the measure, short of the 60-vote filibuster threshold, despite past purges removing thousands of voters and an older woman being turned away.
- Critics call the bills a 'solution' in search of a problem, citing the Heritage Foundation database finding of 71 cases since 1982, state-level checks with 0.04 percent results last year, and a Utah review of 2 million registrations.
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In Washington, there is a dispute over electoral reform. President Donald Trump demands a duty of identification when voting. Democrats consider the bill to be a disguised attack on democracy.
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