US lawmakers to vote on bill targeting noncitizen voting: ‘There would be extensive uncertainty’
Apr 01, 2025
The Save Act is aimed at cutting rare instances noncitizens vote – by making voter registration more difficultThe myth that noncitizens are voting in large numbers in US elections wasn’t quashed with Donald Trump’s victory last year. Instead, a Republican bill that would make voting more diffi
cult for millions of eligible US voters based on this false premise is expected to come up for a vote this week.The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or Save Act, is aimed at eliminating rare instances of noncitizens voting in US elections. It could disenfranchise swaths of eligible voters – including people who changed their names in marriage, young voters, naturalized citizens and tribal residents –by requiring onerous identification to vote. Continue reading... ...read more read less