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The House passed a bill that would require voters to present proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections.
It’s already illegal for non-citizens to vote in federal elections, but there is no federal law that requires documented proof of citizenship to vote. Fourteen states do not have voter ID laws at all.
Four Democrats joined all 216 Republicans present in voting for the bill.
“There is nothing more sacred under the Constitution than ensuring that the people are able to have the voice in the election of the people that represent them in Washington, and throughout the country,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), one of the sponsors of the bill, said.
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act passed during the 118th Congress but never made it through the Democratic Senate. The bill would amend the National Voter Registration Act so that states would be required to obtain proof of citizenship in person from people who are registering to vote.
It would also require states to remove illegal aliens from existing voter rolls while allowing American citizens to sue election officials who don’t follow proof of citizenship requirements.
States already have procedures in place to cull voter rolls of the dead, those who have moved, and illegal aliens. But it’s not done often enough, and history has shown that it’s not always thorough.
