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As long as Republicans have a majority in the House, they will vote as leadership tells them to vote. They have calculated that the SAVE Act is one way to help them (Repubicans) maintain perpetual power (by disenfranchising millions of Americans).
Passed the HOUSE, but not the Senate... yet.
Yes.
ICE agents don't get to carve out a First Amendment exception for themselves.
BREAKING: Bipartisan group of Senators call for an independent audit of the Justice Department’s protocol when redacting the Epstein files.
34/34 ...wield, and to whom it will report.
Finally, we must do everything we can do to block this act from becoming law. If signed into law, 2026 may be the final year of our democracy and of the United States of America as we know it. It has never been perfect, but this act will be its death.
33/? ...possibly without any clear due process given to voters for appeal.
THE ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
The SAVE Act will establish a new federal oversight entity to “guide” all federal elections in every state. It is unclear exactly what this commission will do, how much power it will...
32/? ...Nationality Act.” In other words, local voter information will be shared with the federal government for the purpose of finding people to detain and deport from the country.
This section could also be used by the federal government or by state or local officials to purge voter rolls,...
31/? ...from an election official as described above. This sharing of information then may trigger INVESTIGATIONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF REMOVAL by the Secretary of Homeland Security. These investigations will determine “whether to initiate removal proceedings in accordance with the Immigration and...
30/? ...privacy to all individuals in the USA, and it gives one person an enormous amount of power.
SHARING OF INFORMATION
The SAVE Act requires the “heads of Federal departments and agencies” to “share information with each other with respect to an individual who is the subject of a request”...
29/? ...Additionally, any state election official may request from the head of any federal department or agency “batched information as may be requested by the official” “relevant to determining the eligibility of an individual to vote…” This is an enormous potential breech and violation of...
28/? ...citizenship. This will involve turning over all voter registrations to the federal government either through the Department of Homeland Security’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database, the Social Security Administration’s database, or other federal databases. ...
27/? ...documents before allowing members of the military to register to vote.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY and THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION DATABASES
Each locality in each state will be required to filter each voter registrant through one or more federal databases to further verify...
26/? ...original proof of citizenship documents you present to them. This means you no longer will be allowed to register online or at voter registration drives. The SAVE Act will outlaw voter registration drives. Also, military officers will be required to request and review proof of citizenship...
25/? ...up more opportunities for unintended errors which could later be used against either the voter or the election official or both.
VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES OUTLAWED
All voter registrations must be completed and processed in person before an approved election official who will review the...
24/? ...presented, “the date of expiration…, the office which issued the document, and any unique identification number associated with the document.” This is a tremendous amount of paperwork for election officials who are overworked and understaffed already. It is needless paperwork that opens...
23/? ...further down).
New federal requirements will be enacted for voting by mail. State or local election officials will be required to record exact documentation of the items presented by vote-by-mail voters for proof of citizenship including “the date of issuance” of the document(s)...
22/? ...requires states to make “reasonable accommodations” to people with disabilities for presenting proof of citizenship documents. These accommodations are not spelled out, but are to be done “in consultation with” a new federal “Election Assistance Commission” (more information on that...
21/? ...mail-in ballot, the deadline for voter registration might have passed. If so, if you have not previously provided proof of citizenship in accordance with the SAVE Act, your vote may not be counted. It will be too late for you to even register in person by that time.
The SAVE Act...
20/? ...proving citizenship when you registered to vote, you will need to turn in your mail-in ballot in person with required documentation of citizenship, or it will not be counted. Of course, this would negate the entire process of voting by mail.
In some states, by the time you receive your...
19/? ...registration purposes. They do not always explain that you must opt out of registering to vote.
VOTING BY MAIL
The SAVE Act will discourage voting by mail. It will require everyone who votes by mail to submit proof of citizenship. If you did not provide an original/certified document...
18/? ...of registering to vote, you will be guilty of a felony.
We already have trouble at the polls regarding voter registrations at the DMV. DMV workers are not trained election officials, and they do not always check to make sure the information presented is complete and correct for voter...
17/? ...requiring you to opt-out instead of opting in. The SAVE Act states that the DMV would be required to turn over your information to law enforcement and immigration officials when asked. If you are not a citizen, just wanted a drivers license, but didn’t understand that you had to opt-out...
16/? ...well… good luck to you.
REGISTERING TO VOTE AT THE DMV
These regulations would apply when you register to vote at the Division of Motor Vehicles, too. You will need to present the same proof of citizenship there. This can be a legal trap since the DMV voter registration is automatic,...
15/? ...will be required to complete a new voter registration, and the above requirements will apply. This could make same-day registration very difficult for you even if it is only to correct a typo in the pollbook. If you have a typo or incorrect information in one of your original documents,...
14/? ...circumstance with your citizenship documentation, you may never be allowed to vote.
Also, keep in mind that if there is a mistake in the current voter pollbook in the locality where you vote, you will definitely have a problem when you go to vote even if you are registered already. You...
13/? ...each registration. Election officials could be federally prosecuted if they are accused of making a mistake. This situation is intimidating, and it could cause election officials to be reluctant to approve any proof of citizenship outside the list above. So, if you have an extenuating...
12/? ...documents proving citizenship, the election official may sign an affidavit “swearing or affirming the applicant sufficiently established United States citizenship.” This requirement places election officials in a vulnerable situation where they are required to justify their approval of...
11/? ...you will not be allowed to register to vote. If you have a valid “REAL ID” or US passport, you should be OK. But if you don’t, think about whether you can easily get your hands on any of the other original documents.
If a person registering to vote cannot produce any of the required...
10/? ...
* a valid government-issued (fed, state, or tribal) photo ID with a CERTIFIED birth certificate issued by a state, local government in a state, or tribal entity
If you do not have at least one of these items proving that you are a citizen and proving that you are who you say you are,...
9/? ...proof of citizenship.
IDENTIFICATION ACCEPTED WILL BE LIMITED TO:
* a valid “REAL ID”
* a valid US passport
* a US military ID with a military service record that shows place of birth as US
* a valid government-issued photo ID (federal, state, or tribal) showing place of birth in the US...