Voter ID & Registration News
The Daily Signal examines the state-by-state debates over voter ID requirements, registration rules, and election integrity.
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opinion
Requiring Citizenship to Vote Is a Call to Common Sense: Will It Fall on Deaf Ears?
While most eyes on Washington are focused on the SAVE America Act, a new constitutional amendment is percolating in the halls of Congress. Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Fla., recently proposed a constitutional amendment that would codify citizenship as a permanent requirement to vote in federal elections. The amendment is titled “Proposing an amendment to the Constitution… -
opinion
The Voter ID Act Can Secure Elections and Restore Common Sense
As we approach November, legislators are running out of time to enact meaningful reforms before midterms, and many of their commonsense proposals are being received by fiery partisan opposition. One such proposal, the Voter ID Act (HR 9368), sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., passed the Committee on House Administration June 24. It was attached… -
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Johnson Needs SAVE Before Congress Leaves Town. He Plans to Get It.
House Speaker Mike Johnson and fellow Republicans are gearing up to vote on four major funding bills left undone until the last minute. The lawmakers are considering multiple road maps for election security ahead of their monthlong recess that begins Friday. Aiming to pass everything under one rule, the bills will address a ban on… -
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Why Georgia Republicans Are Wrong to Walk Away From Redistricting
The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Louisiana v. Callais gave Georgia Republicans a historic opportunity to correct more than 150 years of electoral injustice. Instead, legislative leaders walked away, failing to ensure a morally and legally upright future for Georgia’s congressional representation. In Callais, the court clarified that the practice of dividing congressional districts by… -
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Vance Takes Shots at Senate on Joe Rogan Episode for Delaying SAVE America Act
Vice President JD Vance criticized the U.S. Senate for delaying the SAVE America Act during an episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast that dropped on Wednesday. When the conversation turned to mail-in ballots and fraudulent voting, Rogan asked why voter ID wasn’t required in elections. Vance jumped in with a response. “So, we are… -
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Thune Accused of Excluding the SAVE America Act in ‘Must-Pass’ Bill
A major ally of President Donald Trump in the House of Representatives accused Senate Majority Leader John Thune of wanting to craft his own version of the National Defense Authorization Act to ensure it passes without the SAVE America Act attached. “John Thune is planning on drafting his own version of the NDAA, actively working… -
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New Report Raises Questions About Industry Influence on SAVE America Act Fight
As the U.S. Senate struggles to pass the SAVE America Act, a new report documents millions of dollars in campaign contributions flowing to Republican senators from industries opposed to stricter immigration enforcement policies. The American Accountability Foundation, in partnership with the Mass Deportation Coalition, examined donations from construction, hospitality, agriculture, and senior-housing organizations, which they… -
opinion
Atrocious Supreme Court Ruling Makes SAVE America Act Life or Death Choice for GOP
Unless Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., secretly works for the Democratic National Committee, he must bring the SAVE America Act back to the floor and move Heaven, Earth, and—if necessary—Hell to pass and speed it to President Donald Trump for signature. The U.S. Supreme Court’s calamitous embrace of late-arriving mail-in ballots makes this urgent matter even more vital. With sincere apologies… -
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JD Vance Slams Senators for Defending ‘Dying Institutional Norms’ Over SAVE America Act
Vice President JD Vance joined Fox News Anchor Laura Ingraham on “The Ingraham Angle” Tuesday night to single out Republican senators who are protecting the “dying institutional norms” that are preventing the SAVE America Act from being enacted into law. The voter integrity legislation that has been championed by President Donald Trump is currently stalled… -
opinion
‘We’re on Break!’ Senate’s Sloth Stalls SAVE America Act
President Donald Trump used Wednesday’s Senate GOP policy lunch to spank Republicans for stalling the SAVE America Act. What later transpired helps explain this failure. “Late Wednesday night, the Senate held another Iran War Powers vote,” Punchbowl News reported. “The Senate then left town until July 13.” GOP leaders John Thune of South Dakota and John Cornyn of Texas… -
analysis
The SAVE America Act Stands a Chance After All
Thanks to action from President Donald Trump this week, the Senate may be forced to try harder to pass the SAVE America Act. On Wednesday, just as he was about to sign a housing bill, the president canceled the ceremony, delaying it until the SAVE America Act came to his desk to sign. Trump called… -
analysis
Why Is President Trump So Committed to Passing the SAVE America Act?
Just hours before President Donald Trump was scheduled to sign a bipartisan housing bill Wednesday, he refused to act on it until Congress sent the SAVE America Act to his desk, raising the question of why the president would take such a risk on legislation that appears unlikely to pass the Senate. Last week, the… -
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Gov. DeWine Vetoed Voter ID for Mail-In Ballots. What’s Next?
On Wednesday night, Gov. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, vetoed House Bill 472, which in its final form included provisions requiring a photo ID for mail-in ballots. The fight for voter integrity does not appear to be over in the Buckeye State, however. In vetoing the bill, DeWine released a statement noting that the bill “would not… -
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‘Stop Hiding’: House Freedom Caucus Blasts Senate Over Voter ID
After the United States Senate voted on Wednesday to go on a 19-day recess instead of voting on the SAVE America Act, the House Freedom Caucus declared that the House of Representatives should not act on Senate legislation until the voter ID legislation is passed. “There should be no more legislation until the Senate is… -
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‘NATIONAL EMERGENCY’: Trump Cancels Housing Bill Signing Until Congress Passes Voter ID Law
President Donald Trump said he will not move forward with a housing bill signing, which was scheduled for noon Wednesday, until Congress passes the SAVE America Act. “Today’s Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National… -
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Trump Previews Closed-Door Senate Lunch on SAVE America Act
President Donald Trump said that his Wednesday luncheon with senators will focus on ways to pass the SAVE America Act. “We have to get—we have to pass the SAVE America Act, which is voter ID, which is proof of citizenship, etc.,” he said Tuesday in response to a question from the Daily Signal. “We have… -
Rick Scott Wants GOP to Ram Democrats Politically for Opposing SAVE Act
In a letter to his colleagues, a leading GOP senator indicated Republicans should use Democrat opposition to the SAVE America as a political tool against them, telling Americans the opposition party likes “fraud.” “I hope everyone will be vocal as to what they think is the best path forward, but here is mine. Every day… -
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Establishment Put on Notice Over SAVE America Hypocrisy
Over the weekend, Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee spoke out against establishment Republicans for asking senators behind closed doors to stop talking about the SAVE America Act after publicly advocating for the legislation. Lee’s remarks come after the Daily Caller reported that during a Republican Senate lunch, longtime conservative senators told Lee and other legislative… -
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Pressure to Pass the SAVE America Act Intensifies
After the Senate failed to advance legislation backed by President Donald Trump, congressional Republicans are moving to attach voter ID provisions to must-pass bills such as the National Defense Authorization Act and a reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The SAVE America Act, authored by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, would require voters to provide… -
opinion
5 Things to Know About the SPLC’s Incoming CEO
The Southern Poverty Law Center has announced its next president and CEO amid a federal indictment into alleged fraud regarding payments to members of the Ku Klux Klan. Ryan P. Haygood, who serves as president and CEO of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, will formally join the SPLC in August, the center announced…