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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Senate Republicans ‘Putting the Democrats on Record’ on Voter ID
As they begin debate on the SAVE America Act—a bill requiring photo identification and proof of citizenship in federal elections—Republicans in the Senate are pursuing an unusual strategy which provides little assurance of the bill getting passed. “We look forward to putting the Democrats on record and showing just the lack of commonsense that they…George Caldwell -
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Senate to Be Put on Record on Voter ID Legislation
This week, the Senate will vote on the SAVE America Act—a bill requiring photo identification and proof of citizenship in federal elections—but only after a grueling, multiday debate. Conservative backers in Washington are cautiously applauding the move by Senate Republican leadership to hold a lengthy debate followed by a vote, forcing Democrats to publicly stand…George Caldwell -
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Voter ID Is Perfectly Normal Worldwide
Senate Democrat leader Chuck Schumer of New York relentlessly smears the GOP-sponsored SAVE Act as “Jim Crow 2.0.” This bill requires that citizens show photo ID to vote in federal elections. Schumer mendaciously decries this as the Republicans’ freshest flavor of hate, aimed chiefly at blacks. The GOP, Schumer insinuates, stole this idea from Bull Connor,…Deroy Murdock -
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Mike Lee Says ‘Zombie Filibuster’ Is Stalling Voter ID Bill—Here’s What That Means
Conservatives are calling on Senate Republicans to end the “zombie filibuster” to overcome Democrat opposition to the SAVE America Act, legislation that would mandate voter ID and proof of citizenship. President Donald Trump threw his full support behind the bill in recent days, arguing that America’s elections are “rigged, stolen, and a laughingstock.” “The SAVE…Daily Signal Staff -
Another Study Refutes Left’s False Claims Against Voter ID and Secure Elections
Trust the science, we’ve all been told. Well, the science has spoken again: Voter ID laws aren’t discriminatory and don’t suppress anyone’s vote. For years, liberals have peddled fabricated claims about voter ID requirements, asserting that they give an advantage to the Republican Party by “discriminating against African Americans” and suppressing their vote. They pooh-pooh…Hans von Spakovsky -
Texas Lawmaker Predicts Election Audits Will Become as Popular as Voter ID
A Texas state senator who championed legislation to establish election audits in the Lone Star State says he anticipates such audits will become as commonplace and accepted as voter ID. When he traveled to Washington in 2006 to testify in support of voter ID before the House Administration Committee, the hearing room filled up “because…Fred Lucas -
Election Watchdog Probes Colorado Offer of Voter Registration to 30,000 Noncitizens
An election watchdog group is seeking more information about why Colorado sent 30,000 postcards to noncitizens, inviting them to register to vote. Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold admitted Monday that her office sent out the notices and called it an error that she is trying to address. The Public Interest Legal Foundation announced Wednesday that…Fred Lucas -
This Supreme Court Ruling Will Prove Vital to Defending Voter ID and Other Laws
The Supreme Court’s important ruling last week on voter ID in North Carolina has been overlooked in the fervor over the high court’s spot-on decisions upholding the Second Amendment and religious freedom and overruling Roe v. Wade. But the court’s procedural decision Thursday in Berger v. NAACP will help prevent state officials from sabotaging the…Hans von Spakovsky -
3 Laws That Biden’s Voter Registration Order Could Break
President Joe Biden’s executive order spurring an “all of government” approach to registering voters could raise questions about whether the effort squares with a law prohibiting political activity on federal property. Congress will look into such questions, Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., co-chair of the House Election Integrity Caucus, told The Daily Signal. “We’re looking at…Fred Lucas -
HUD Pushes Voter Registration Drives in Public Housing Under Biden’s Executive Order
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will engage in voter registration efforts that in some cases allow mass collection of voter registration forms by public housing officials, raising concerns about the potential for voter fraud among other legal issues. HUD’s voter registration drive comes as part of the “all-of-government” approach described in an…Fred Lucas -
Why Voter ID Requirements Make Sense
A young man who looks like a teenager walks into a liquor store and pulls a bottle of cheap whiskey off a shelf. He puts it down at the checkout counter and pulls out his wallet. The clerk at the counter looks at him skeptically. “Can I see your ID?” he asks. “Yes,” says the…Terence Jeffrey -
In Europe, Voter ID Is the Norm
Democrats and much of the media are pushing to make permanent the extraordinary, pandemic-driven measures to relax voting rules during the 2020 elections—warning anew of racist voter “suppression” otherwise. Yet democracies in Europe and elsewhere tell a different story—of the benefits of stricter voter ID requirements after hard lessons learned. A database on voting rules…John R Lott Jr. -
8 Takeaways as Senate Panel Deadlocks on Bill to Nationalize Elections, Nullify Voter ID
In a party-line vote Tuesday, a Senate committee deadlocked 9-9 on a bill that would nullify voter ID and other state election requirements after rejecting multiple Republican-proposed amendments. The Senate Rules and Administration Committee debated the amendments and merits of the legislation, S 1, which sponsors call the For the People Act. Committee Chairwoman Amy…Fred Lucas -
We Hear You: Voter ID, Clean Elections, and the Electoral College
Editor's note: The Daily Signal's coverage of the debate over election reforms continues to engage our audience. Here's a sampling from the mailbag at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: I was greatly encouraged by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s remarks on voter ID ("Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Explains Why It’s Not Racist to Require…Ken McIntyre -
Florida Senate Advances Voter ID, Other Election Reforms
Florida, the nation’s third-most populous state, could join scores of other states in enacting election reforms as the state Senate advanced a bill Monday to apply the same voter ID requirements to absentee balloting as in-person voting. The proposal, which awaits action in the Florida House of Representatives, is similar to a measure that passed…Fred Lucas -
Police: Driver Who Targeted GOP Voter Registration Tent ‘Did Not Like’ Trump
The man who allegedly drove his van through a Republican voter registration tent in Florida did so because he dislikes President Donald Trump, according to a copy of the police report reviewed by The Daily Caller News Foundation. Gregory William Loel Timm, the alleged driver, showed police videos he recorded on his phone up until…Peter Hasson -
North Carolina Voter ID Ruling Puts Security of Democracy at Stake
It’s a cornerstone of our democracy: Government is to be of the people, by the people, and for the people, deriving its authority from the consent of the governed. These fundamental principles are at stake in North Carolina, due to a ruling from an activist federal judge on voter ID. It’s amazing that we’re still…Dan Forest -
Voter ID Opponents Lose Again. This Time in North Dakota.
Opponents of election integrity lost the latest in a long string of cases recently when a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated North Dakota’s voter ID requirement and tossed out an injunction that had been issued by a lower court. In Brakebill v. Jaeger, Judge Steven Colloton, writing for the…Hans von Spakovsky -
California Audits DMV for 100,000 Voter Registration Errors
California’s secretary of state and Legislature have launched investigations of the state’s automatic voter registration system, which officials say enrolled noncitizens and minors and got addresses wrong. Democrats in Congress are promoting automatic voter registration nationally, as part of legislation dubbed the For the People Act, also known as HR 1. But a nonpartisan, nonprofit…Fred Lucas -
America Doesn’t Need Automatic Voter Registration. Just Look to California.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have held up California’s new, error-plagued automatic voter registration program as a model for the nation, and are now pushing for a nationalized version of the program in a bill called the For the People Act. The bill would require all states to implement automatic voter registration systems, which advocates claim…Joanne Young