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The House of Representatives voted 220 to 208 in favor of the H.R. 22, more popularly known as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act.
From Independent Journal Review
Election officials and voting rights advocates have warned that the SAVE Act would disenfranchise eligible voters who don’t have easy access to identification documents.
From NBC News
Democrats say the bill’s main goal is to make it harder for younger and low-income people to register to vote, and to force Democrats into a politically damaging vote against a flawed solution in sea...
From New York Daily News
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The House passed a Republican-led bill Thursday to require documentary proof of US citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, despite the fact that it is already illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal elections.
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The Republican-led House of Representatives passed on April 10, 2025, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act – or SAVE Act. The bill would make voting harder for tens of millions of Americans. The SAVE Act would require anyone registering to vote in federal elections to first “provide documentary proof of U.