Oppelt: SAVE Act not a voter ID law

Oppelt: SAVE Act not a voter ID law

The House of Representatives recently passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE Act.

Proposed SAVE Act may require birth certificate, passport for voter registration  - WS Chronicle

By Howard Pearre    With all the swirling political turmoil, a proposed federal law that would erect significant barriers to voting may have escaped wide notice. The SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act) has passed in the U.S. House and now is being considered in the U.S. Senate.  The SAVE Act would require anyone wishing to register to vote to prove their U.S. citizenship by presenting a birth certificate or passport to register, …