{"id":26698,"date":"2025-05-04T21:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T21:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=26698"},"modified":"2025-05-04T21:32:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T21:32:00","slug":"house-approves-bill-requiring-voters-to-provide-proof-of-citizenship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=26698","title":{"rendered":"House Approves Bill Requiring Voters to Provide Proof of Citizenship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"362\">The\u00a0<strong data-start=\"4\" data-end=\"16\">SAVE Act<\/strong>, recently passed by the Republican-led House (220\u2013208), would require\u00a0<strong data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"116\">proof of U.S. citizenship<\/strong>\u00a0to register to vote in federal elections. Introduced by\u00a0<strong data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"197\">Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX)<\/strong>\u00a0and backed by\u00a0<strong data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"228\">Donald Trump<\/strong>, the bill aims to standardize voter registration and prevent noncitizen voting\u2014a problem critics say is\u00a0<strong data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"361\">rare and already illegal<\/strong>. Key provisions: In-person\u00a0<strong data-start=\"392\" data-end=\"416\">proof of citizenship<\/strong>\u00a0required for federal voter registration,\u00a0<strong data-start=\"461\" data-end=\"484\">Noncitizens removed<\/strong>\u00a0from voter rolls,\u00a0<strong data-start=\"506\" data-end=\"527\">Federal standards<\/strong>\u00a0override state rules, Enforcement mechanisms created,\u00a0<strong data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"610\">Republican argument<\/strong>: Ensures election integrity amid concerns over immigration; polls show most Americans support citizenship proof for voting.\u00a0<strong data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"760\">Democratic argument<\/strong>: Voter fraud by noncitizens is rare; the bill could\u00a0<strong data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"831\">disenfranchise<\/strong>\u00a0eligible voters lacking documents, especially in marginalized groups. The bill now faces a tough path in the\u00a0<strong data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"952\">Senate<\/strong>, where it needs\u00a0<strong data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"981\">60 votes<\/strong>\u00a0to advance. Legal and logistical challenges are likely if passed, making the SAVE Act a flashpoint in the ongoing debate over election security vs. voter access<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1483553\" data-uid=\"00c42\">\n<div id=\"mgw1483553_00c42\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; The\u00a0SAVE Act, recently passed by the Republican-led House (220\u2013208), would require\u00a0proof of U.S. citizenship\u00a0to register to vote in federal elections. Introduced by\u00a0Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX)\u00a0and backed by\u00a0Donald Trump, &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26698"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26700,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26698\/revisions\/26700"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}