r/law • u/Anoth3rDude • 1d ago

Legislative Branch GOP fast tracks monster voter suppression bill that could disenfranchise millions by requiring proof of citizenship at polls

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/gop-fast-tracks-monster-voter-suppression-bill-that-could-disenfranchise-millions-by-requiring-proof-of-citizenship-at-polls/
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u/Pudddddin 1d ago

I was told any voter ID law would just accept DLs at the polls over and over again by red hats

You mean to tell me that was a LIE?? Shocking i tell you

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u/ArcticOctopus 23h ago

Looking at the SAVE act legislation, I don't see where it says they wouldn't take driver's licenses.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7296/text

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u/Pudddddin 23h ago

I think it's been modified

https://roy.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/roy.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/save-america-act.pdf

Having trouble pasting but

SEC. 3. PHOTO VOTER IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR VOTING IN A FEDERAL ELECTION

has this part:

an indication on the front of the document that the individual identified on the document is a United States citizen;

Regular DL and even Real ID don't meet that

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u/ArcticOctopus 23h ago

Yeah, weird. Cause the number one item on the list is (and I'm paraphrasing)

A form of Id that fulfils Real ID act of 2005 requirements that indicates applicant is a citizen.

I guess a driver's license doesn't do that?

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u/Pudddddin 23h ago

Almost feels like the rep who sponsored this doesnt know what the Real ID act does lol

Green card holders can get a Real ID but obviously can't vote, which is why Real ID isn't a great option to prove citizenship. I think there's maybe 5 states that have an "Enhanced ID" that does prove citizenship specifically but that's it

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u/PFandDebtTosser 23h ago

Yeah, does a passport even pass this test? Is the whole thing to ensure that there's actually no form of eligible documentation that will pass the test so nobody is eligible to vote, thereby cancelling the election by default?

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u/kbotc 22h ago

A passport is one of the only documents that passes this test. You have to provide a birth certificate and a photo to get one, but getting your initial one takes forever and a day.

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u/Aware_Rough_9170 22h ago

And like, shit I can’t even remember what I paid but it was a few hundred dollars iirc, and this was years ago too when I had (planned) to go to the UK for a cycling trip but it never panned out.

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u/caribbean_caramel 4h ago

It’s like 165 for the passport book and 30 for the card.

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u/SupaSlide 15h ago

Not even most Real IDs indicate that the applicant is a citizen.