US EditionSave America Act Could Make Voting Difficult for Married Women
The SAVE Act mandates matching names on IDs and birth certificates, potentially blocking over half of U.S. women, especially married women, from voting, experts say.
- On Wednesday, the Republican-led House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act by a 218-213 vote, requiring proof of citizenship and government-issued photo ID for federal elections.
- Driven by pressure to answer fraud claims, House supporters say the SAVE America Act secures elections amid President Donald Trump's repeated voter fraud claims, and Trump has signaled he would sign it.
- The Brennan Center warned that married women whose names changed may face extra hurdles to register and vote due to the bill requiring a passport or birth certificate and five documents.
- Now in the Senate, the bill faces a 60-vote filibuster threshold and election officials warn strict penalties and Department of Homeland Security data-sharing could deter registration workers.
- Amid warnings from voting-rights groups, the Legal Defense Fund said the bill would dismantle online and mail-in registration, disenfranchising married women and vulnerable voters as primaries next month approach.
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U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten falsely claims SAVE Act will disenfranchise married women who do not change birth certificate - The Midwesterner
U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten, D-Mich., thinks 70 million married women in the United States will be locked out of voting if lawmakers approve the SAVE Act, legislation requiring proof of citizenship and voter identification to cast a ballot. “Nearly 70 million married women in this country have changed their last name, but their birth certificates don’t reflect that,” Scholten said at a recent press conference. “In Michigan’s 3rd District…
Democrat claims SAVE Act would block married women from voting; Republicans say that's wrong
Rep. Hillary Scholten is claiming the SAVE America Act voter ID requirements would prevent married women from voting, arguing that it says women must first change their birth certificate.
House Passes SAVE America Act in 218-213 Vote
Source: The Washington Post / Getty The Republican-controlled House on Wednesday passed the SAVE America Act, a sweeping elections bill that President Donald Trump has urged Congress to approve. The measure cleared the chamber in a 218-213 vote. Republicans unanimously supported the bill, while all but one Democrat opposed it. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, was the only Democrat to vote in favor. The 32-page legislation would require states to obt…
Voting Restrictions That Could Make It Harder for Married Women to Vote Pass US House
A bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday would impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements ahead of the midterm elections and potentially make it more difficult for millions of women and others whose names have changed since marriage to vote. The post Voting Restrictions That Could Make It Harder for Married Women and Others to Vote Pass US House appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick Helped the House Pass the SAVE Act. It Could Disenfranchise Millions of Voters - Bucks County Beacon
“The SAVE America Act would create sweeping new ‘show your papers’ residency and voter ID requirements that could block hundreds of thousands of eligible Pennsylvanians from participating in our democracy,” said Amy Widestrom, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania.
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