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Democrats and voting rights groups warn the legislation could lead to widespread voter disenfranchisement if it were to become law.
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House passes bill targeting noncitizen voting - already illegal in federal elections - in Trump-aligned push
The House passed a Republican-led bill Thursday to require documentary proof of US citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, despite the fact that it is already illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal elections.
House passes GOP bill requiring proof of US citizenship for voting, a Trump priority
Democrats say Republicans want to force Americans into a paperwork nightmare so they can vote now that the House has passed GOP legislation that would require proof of citizenship when registering for federal elections.
Democratic senator says she doesn’t want noncitizens voting after House bill passes
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., gives her take on the House passing a bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote on ‘The Story.’
House passes bill to require proof of citizenship to register to vote, drawing ire of voting rights groups
The House of Representatives passed the SAVE Act, a bill Republicans have celebrated but that has drawn the ire of voting rights groups.
The House passed a requirement to prove US citizenship to vote. This is how it could affect voting
The U.S. House on Thursday approved legislation requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for anyone registering to vote, something voting rights group have warned could disenfranchise millions of Americans.
House will consider GOP bill requiring proof of US citizenship for voting, a Trump priority
House Republicans on Thursday are expected to take up one of President Donald Trump’s top election-related priorities, legislation that would require proof of citizenship when registering to vote for federal elections.
Conservative firebrand flips script on House Dem's 'gotcha' response to noncitizen voting crackdown
Some Democrats expressed opposition to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act on the House floor Thursday. Only four of them voted in support of the legislation.
Johnson, Luna struck a deal to end their feud over remote voting for new parents. Democrats are still pushing the point
House Speaker Mike Johnson successfully stopped an effort by fellow Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna to allow new parents in Congress to vote remotely. But her House Democratic partners made clear Tuesday that they still want that vote — even if it’s now symbolic.
Republicans Turn On Each Other Over Voting Rules
On Tuesday, nine Republicans joined all Democrats in a 222–206 vote defeating Johnson's procedural rule, which would have blocked Luna from forcing action on the proxy voting proposal. Trump said he was "in favor" of allowing new parents in Congress to vote by proxy while speaking aboard Air Force One on Thursday.
Voting: Trump's plan to overhaul elections
Trump signed an executive order requiring voters to provide proof of citizenship and cutting federal election funding for states that use mail-in ballots
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'Absolute no': Proxy voting is a dereliction of 'constitutional duty,' Nancy Mace says
A bill sponsored by conservative firebrand Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., and Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colo., which would let new parents vote by proxy for 12 weeks while caring for their newborns, appears to have split the GOP.
House rejects proxy voting for new parents, chooses ‘pairing’ instead
A weeks-long battle over proxy voting for new parents came to an end Tuesday, as the House agreed to Anna Paulina Luna’s deal with leadership.
SAVE Act Warnings Grow as Women Told They Could Lose Voting Rights
Some politicians are warning women about the SAVE Act, which may make it harder for married women to register to vote.
Celebrating College Student Voting Champions
This week, the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) recognized faculty and staff, presidents and chancellors, coaches, student voting groups, partner organizations, and local and state election officials for their nonpartisan efforts to engage eligible college students in the 2024 presidential election.
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