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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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… -
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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… -
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‘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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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‘Why Don’t We Try?’: Vance Slams SAVE America Act Naysayers
Vice President JD Vance wants senators to go on the record about the SAVE America Act, which would require voter ID and ban mail-in voting. President Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded that the SAVE America Act be attached to a vote to extend a key government spy power. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., responded… -
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A Closed-Door GOP Battle Erupts Over Trump’s Plan
Senate Republicans are refusing to follow President Donald Trump’s demands to add the SAVE America Act to the time-sensitive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act extension. Behind a closed-door GOP lunch on Wednesday, senators piled on the one colleague fighting hardest for the SAVE America Act. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., expressed their… -
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Trump Has New Plan to Pass SAVE America Act
President Donald Trump said he will not support the extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act unless it includes his voter ID bill, the SAVE America Act. “A few Dumocrats are against FISA, with or without Bill Pulte going to DNI, as Acting,” he wrote on Truth Social Sunday afternoon. “What kind of a deal is… -
Cornyn Crashes Out on Scott Presler and Mike Lee After SAVE America Fiasco
Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas pushed back against criticism from Utah Sen. Mike Lee and conservative activist Scott Presler after they questioned his efforts to advance voter ID legislation known as the SAVE America Act. Presler, a vocal supporter of the bill, has recently hosted multiple online livestreams with Reps. Randy Fine, R-Fla.; Burgess… -
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Voter ID Gets Major Mail-In Ballot Boost From Ohio Legislature
The Ohio Legislature passed a bill that would require photo ID to be submitted starting in 2027 for absentee voters’ mail-in ballots. That’s in addition to what’s coming this November, when voters get the opportunity to enshrine Ohio’s current voter ID law into the state constitution. If Gov. Mike DeWine signs House Bill 472 into… -
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Trump Speaks on Ohio Voter ID
With Senate Joint Resolution 10 on voter ID having passed the Ohio Senate last week, and a similar resolution expected to come up for a vote on Wednesday in the House, President Donald Trump took to social media to promote the effort. “Democrats fought hard against this, presumably so they can CHEAT,” Trump posted Monday…