As a Republican push to pass the SAVE America Act has stalled in Congress, even amid escalating pressure from President Donald Trump, efforts are underway at the state level to fill in the gaps.
Lawmakers in a dozen states have advanced legislation this year that would require residents to prove their U.S. citizenship to register to vote or bring photo ID to the polls, according to the Voting Rights Lab, a nonpartisan group that tracks election legislation. Those proposals are two of the central planks of the SAVE America Act at the national level.
The latest example comes in Florida, where the Republican-led Legislature is poised to pass a bill this week requiring election officials to confirm the citizenship of voters through government databases when they register to vote or update their registration, as well as during list maintenance. If a voter’s eligibility is in question, they will be asked for
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