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Lawmaker defends Save America Act, disputes claims on voter ID and citizenship checks
Summary
On the Senate floor a lawmaker defended the Save America Act as a two-step plan—proof of citizenship at registration and photo ID at the polls—rejecting claims it would require passports, impose a poll tax, or permit federal 'purges,' and urging continued debate and amendments where needed.
A lawmaker on the Senate floor defended the Save America Act on procedural and substance grounds, saying the bill’s purpose is "to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat" and disputing opponents’ portrayals that it would disenfranchise eligible voters.
The speaker framed the legislation as a two-step approach: require proof of citizenship at the time of voter registration and require a photo identification at the polling place. He cited the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and the Supreme Court’s decision in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (2013) to explain why, under the current legal landscape, some states cannot seek proof of citizenship at DMVs and that gap is the rationale for the bill.
Responding to several common objections raised by opponents, the lawmaker said the bill does not…
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