Voting rights group warn that the measure could end up suppressing eligible voters

Voting rights group warn that the measure could end up suppressing eligible voters

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives has passed a measure that mandates proof of citizenship to register to vote - which is already a requirement.

The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act would require a Real ID, passport or other government identification that shows a person’s place of birth was in the United States.

According to the bill, passed on Wednesday, government-issued ID for citizens who were not born in the US would not be enough proof. They also would have to show a birth certificate or similar document to register to vote.

Democratic officials and voting rights groups have warned that, if it were to become law, the bill would prevent eligible citizens from voting.

They’ve argued that the measure has merely been used as a vessel for spreading misinformation about election laws and immigration ahead of 2024 elections.

Elon Musk had even suggested that anyone who voted against the bill should be executed for treason.

  • @[email protected]
    37•5 months ago

    place of birth was in the United States.

    What about citizens whose place of birth is not in the United States? Like naturalized citizens or children born in foreign countries to American parents - soldiers, perhaps?

    Late edit: hell what about places that some folks are too stupid to know are actually in the United States? Like New Mexico. And Puerto Rico.

    • Flying Squid
      33•5 months ago

      I guess that would mean if Elon voted, he would be arrested.

      So it wouldn’t be all doom and gloom.

      Edit: Also, Ted Cruz.

      • @[email protected]
        10•5 months ago

        Seriously. This fucker wasn’t even born here, why is he supporting this? I fucking hate self-entitled rich shitholes that think the ideas that even THEY push shouldn’t apply to them.

        Eat the rich.

        • Flying Squid
          4•5 months ago

          Because he doesn’t think the leopards will eat his face.

          • @scutiger
            4•5 months ago

            It doesn’t even matter. He doesn’t need a ballot to vote. His money has much more impact on the election than his vote.

        • @[email protected]English
          3•5 months ago

          Fuck the rich, but also fuck Elon in particular for being a Nazi. I wouldn’t know his name if he wasn’t rich, but I’d still hate the kind of person he is.

      • @werefreeatlast
        4•5 months ago

        Maybe add the death penalty if they have held office in the past while having been born else where and if and only if their name rhymes with ed?