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Janet Logan (she/her) 🏳️⚧️onMastodon6h ago
Senate Fails to Advance SAVE Act, Millions of Voters Retain Their Right to Vote for Now
https://www.splcenter.org/presscenter/save-act-fails-millions-of-voters-retain-right-to-vote-for-now/
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Analysis Summary
The Senate rejected the SAVE America Act, legislation pushed by the Trump administration that would have required documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. The bill would have disproportionately blocked eligible voters — fewer than 30% of citizens in Deep South states hold valid passports, and 69 million married women lack birth certificates matching their current legal names. Existing federal law already requires voter registration forms to include citizenship attestations under penalty of perjury, and non-citizen voting is exceedingly rare.
Claims Analysis (4)
“Senate Fails to Advance SAVE Act”
SPLC reports Senate rejected the SAVE America Act; Senators successfully stalled passage (NAACP LDF). Multiple sources confirm bill did not advance.
“Millions of Voters Retain Their Right to Vote for Now”
Accurate characterization of outcome — bill failure prevents disenfranchisement. Minor framing: 'for now' implies future attempts likely, which sources support but add interpretive layer.
“SAVE Act would erect significant barriers to ballot access”
SPLC and multiple sources (Brennan Center, Campaign Legal Center) confirm documentary proof requirement blocks 21+ million eligible citizens lacking required documents.
“Non-citizens already cannot legally vote, but the bill framed as stopping them anyway”
Federal law since 1996 already prohibits non-citizen voting (Bipartisan Policy Center, Vote.org). Voting by non-citizens is 'exceedingly rare' and prosecuted (NPR).
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