During his speech about election security last Thursday, President Donald Trump renewed his pitch for the SAVE America Act, focusing on the bill's requirement that voters present a photo ID when they cast ballots in federal races. "How simple is that?" he said. "Could I have your photo, please? Photo voter ID. All voters must provide proof of citizenship."
The bill, which is currently stalled in the Senate, would do more than that, and there are serious concerns about whether it could be implemented in time for this November's elections even if it had enough support to pass. Furthermore, Trump's claim that voter ID requirements are necessary to prevent widespread voting by noncitizens is not supported by the evidence, which suggests that such fraud is quite rare. Still, the policy seems commonsensical enough that a large majority of Americans support it, which raises the question of why Democratic politicians frequently resist the idea.
