Despite a self-inflicted delay last week, House Republicans on Thursday passed legislation aimed at stopping noncitizens from voting in federal elections, a priority pursued by President Donald Trump.
Known as the SAVE Act, it would require people to provide proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote. Democrats have railed against the bill, particularly its limits on acceptable forms of identification, which they say would make it difficult for married women who have changed their last names to register. The real goal, some Democrats say, is to disenfranchise Americans.
“When they do that, they win elections,” said Rep. Terri Sewell, an Alabama Democrat and member of the House Administration Committee, which has jurisdiction over federal elections. “So this is about saving Republican seats and elected officers, not about … election integrity.”
