SAVE Our Republic: Why the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act Is Absolutely Necessary

Originally Published by Townhall

America First starts with a simple common-sense principle: only American citizens can vote in American elections.

Non-citizen voting is a real threat. We have seen cases in past elections of people who are not eligible to vote due to lack of citizenship, who actually vote. The problem is now compounded due to the policies of the last four years, where open southern borders led to millions of unvetted illegal immigrants pouring across the border. We have also seen states actively promote non-citizen voting on a local level and fail to require proof of citizenship when registering people to vote. Enough is enough. The SAVE Act seeks to ensure that only American citizens, legally registered to vote, can cast a ballot in any federal, state or local election.

The SAVE Act, introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) last year and reintroduced as H.R. 22 in this year’s 119th Congress, would amend the National Voter Registration Act by requiring proof of citizenship for voting in federal elections. It’s a very simple and clear fix to a serious vulnerability: under current law, states do not verify citizenship status during voter registration, but instead blindly rely on an honor system where applicants simply check a box affirming their eligibility. Regardless of your philosophical or political leaning, to think that someone in this country illegally is going to adhere to “the honor system” makes absolutely no sense at all.

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