MicroWaveMar 16

Trump allies plan Senate floor takeover to pass SAVE America Act

https://lemmy.world/post/44338937

Trump allies plan Senate floor takeover to pass SAVE America Act - Lemmy.World

Trump’s allies are planning to take over the Senate floor this week in a bid to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, setting up a major test for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), who is under pressure from Trump and the MAGA base to extend the debate over voting reform for as long as possible. GOP senators are playing their cards close to the vest ahead of this week’s marathon debate over the SAVE America Act, which would require people registering to vote to show documented proof of citizenship. But they’re bracing for long hours and possible late nights in a bid to build momentum for the bill, which already has broad public support. A recent Harvard CAPS/Harris poll of 1,999 registered voters found that 71% support the SAVE America Act. Trump allies, frustrated that they aren’t able to force Democrats to stage a talking filibuster to block the bill, are pressing Thune to keep the measure on the floor as long as possible to force Democrats to defend their opposition.

Show threadAkhMar 16
How many republican women have access to a qualifying passport with their maiden name?!
Show threadjacksilverMar 17
Isn’t a passport enough to prove citizenship? I thought the issue is you need drivers license + birth certificate or passport or real ID. That’s at least what this Source says.
What forms of ID would the SAVE Act require

Executive summary The SAVE Act would force applicants to present “documentary proof of United States citizenship” at registration and the bill explicitly...

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Show threadAkhMar 17

Nope, you have to match your birth name, not driver’s license

politifact.com/…/save-act-would-make-it-harder-no…

Read the conclusion, married women have to produce more documents to be able to vote than unmarried women

SAVE Act complicates voter registration for some spouses

Congressional Republicans are pushing to pass a bill that would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to

@politifact
Show threadjacksilver

Sorry I’ve got to down vote you, but its in your own article:

A passport alone would be sufficient to register under the bill

Hard to link to the specific line, but this is only one of a few instances where they state a passport is enough.

Mar 17 at 3:06amWeb
Show threadAkhMar 17
The name on a woman’s passport has to match her birth certificate. A passport is enough if there have been no name changes
Show threadjacksilverMar 17

Oh my god, read the article:

The bill does not make women ineligible to vote if they have changed their names after marriage. But its documentation provisions could make voter registration harder for people who change their names and don’t have valid passports.