A pair of bills related to voting caused more controversy than expected in the House of Representatives this week. One prevents illegal immigrants from voting in federal elections while another unconstitutionally allows Members of the House to vote from home. Unfortunately, the fight over proxy voting resulted in a cancelled work week for Members, but the controversy continues.
Representative Chip Roy’s (R-TX) Safeguard American Voter Eligibility “SAVE” Act (H.R. 22) was supposed to be brought up this week. This bill strengthens current law by enforcing proof of citizenship when registering to vote, streamlining the ability for states to purge voter rolls of illegal aliens, and allowing citizens to take civil action against their state if they believe this process has been ignored. The SAVE Act passed the House last year but was never considered by the Senate.
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