Congress is considering legislation to end voter registration online or by mail and add requirements of in-person passport or birth certificate verification for most citizens.
The election measures are bundled into the SAVE America Act that the U.S. House passed in February by a narrow vote of 218-213, with just one Democrat voting in favor. The Senate is currently considering the bill, which would require 60 votes to pass. Republican senators currently have a 53-member majority.
Proponents of the bill have argued it would root out a nationwide noncitizen voting problem and restore trust in elections. But experts, including those in Southwestern states, have widely expressed concern that millions of Americans, including most married women, would face unnecessary barriers at the ballot box.
“The bill is a tool that would be used to likely disenfranchise eligible citizens from being able to cast a ballot,” American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada Executive Director Athar Haseebullah told The Center Square.
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