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Voter ID shouldn't be this controversial
The Dispatch editorial contends voter ID laws should be viewed as simple, non-partisan safeguards amid growing political disputes over election integrity.
- On Feb. 11, the House of Representatives passed the SAVE America Act by a 218‑213 vote, advancing federal photo‑ID measures.
- The White House article cited Pew Research Center data showing 83% of Americans support requiring government‑issued photo ID, emphasized by supporters and President Donald Trump.
- Rep. Chip Roy's bill would require a passport or birth certificate to register, but Ballotpedia and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez warn ID rules burden minorities and disenfranchise voters without updated documents.
- Constitutional scholars argue the proposal is unconstitutional because the U.S. Constitution assigns election oversight to states, with Joshua Douglas warning `One of the biggest threats to the 2026 election is people's belief that Trump can do whatever he wants to control how the election will be run&.`
- Ballotpedia's state guide shows 36 states require ID to vote, including 24 requiring photo ID, while an estimated 9 million Americans lack ready proof of citizenship, critics say.
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Voter ID shouldn't be this controversial
President Donald Trump says "Republicans" should "nationalize the election" or at least take over voting in up to 15 places where he says voting is corrupt. His evidence of fraudulent voting is that he lost in such places in 2020,…
·Helena, United States
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Trump’s elaborate deception has an end goal
President Donald Trump is drawing vehement criticism from legal and constitutional scholars on both the left and right for his proposal to "nationalize" elections in at least 15 states and transfer administration of them to the federal government. That proposal, critics say, is blatantly unconstitutional, as the U.S. Constitution specifically states that elections must be handled by individual states. But Salon's Chauncey DeVega, in an article p…
·Washington, United States
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