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At the moment, the prospects of the SAVE Act making it through the Senate seem dim. Republicans would need at least seven Democrats to vote in favor of the bill to overcome the filibuster, but the party is uniformly in opposition to the legislation — which their leader in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, has called “Jim Crow 2.0.”
The SAVE Act would require proof of citizenship and stricter ID rules for voting, despite non‑citizens already being barred from participating in federal elections. Here's what else to know.
The House on Wednesday advanced a Republican-backed voting requirements bill and three other measures, rebounding from a minor GOP revolt that had derailed the passage of a procedural rule a day earlier.
Skamania, joined all but one Democrat on Wednesday in voting against the Republicans’ latest version of the election reform legislation known as the Safeguard American
President Donald Trump has said that America's elections are "rigged, stolen, and a laughingstock."
House Republicans clamoring for stricter voting rules cleared a hurdle with passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act on Wednesday — but that’s only ramping up debate among conservatives on how to pressure the Senate to take up the election legislation.
Republicans in Congress have a new strategy to advance the SAVE America Act, which would significantly change how Americans vote in federal elections.