Top Points:
SAVE Act Introduced: Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) has introduced the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act to prevent non-citizens from voting in federal elections, addressing a critical concern among conservatives.
Lack of Safeguards: Despite existing laws, there are no effective mechanisms to prevent non-citizens from voting. Roy highlights that the Biden administration's policies have worsened this issue by allowing millions of illegal aliens into the country without proper safeguards.
Verification Mandate: The SAVE Act would require all states to verify citizenship for federal elections, ensuring only citizens vote for federal offices. It proposes minimally burdensome measures for current voters and new registrants to provide proof of citizenship, aiming to maintain election integrity and trust.
Full Report:
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) has announced the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, set to be debated on the House floor this Wednesday. In an exclusive appearance on Breitbart News Daily, Roy outlined how this legislation aims to prevent non-citizens from participating in federal elections, addressing a growing concern among conservatives.
Despite existing laws that make it illegal for non-citizens to vote in federal elections, Roy highlighted a significant loophole: the absence of effective safeguards. He pointed out that the Biden administration's policies have exacerbated the issue by allowing millions of illegal aliens into the country, potentially enabling them to vote.
“There’s an entire industry built around supporting illegal residents,” Roy noted, citing instances where non-citizens have received Social Security numbers. “So, of course, they’re voting.”
Roy criticized the federal government for automatically registering individuals through programs like Medicaid and forced DMV registrations, without verifying their citizenship status. “Our federal government is registering these people and saying, ‘Oh, but they won’t vote in federal elections. Don’t worry about it,’” he said.
The congressman emphasized the lack of systems to ensure non-citizens are not voting. He used Arizona as an example, where state law requires citizenship verification for state and local elections but not for federal elections due to federal preemption. “That’s the absurdity. Federal law prohibits states from checking citizenship for federal elections, even though technically, the law requires you to be a citizen,” Roy explained.
The SAVE Act proposes a solution by mandating that all states verify citizenship for federal elections, thus respecting federalism while ensuring only citizens vote for federal offices. Roy assured that the act would not impose immediate changes on current voters but would require new registrants to provide proof of citizenship, such as a passport, Real ID, or a combination of photo ID and birth certificate or naturalization papers.
Additionally, the act would task states with cleaning up voter rolls and ensuring only citizens are registered. Roy cited successful efforts in Virginia and Texas, where thousands of non-citizens were identified and removed from voter rolls.
The congressman stressed that the SAVE Act is designed to be minimally burdensome while establishing robust protections to ensure election integrity. “We need to have a standard that ensures only citizens are voting,” he said, underscoring the necessity of such measures to maintain trust in the electoral process.
Roy reminded listeners that federal law already criminalizes non-citizen voting and the encouragement of such actions. However, the lack of mechanisms to enforce these laws is the core issue the SAVE Act seeks to address. “This bill would step up that next level and require it for federal elections,” he concluded.
This article was originally written by Hannah Knudsen and published on Breitbart.
Original Story by Hannah Knudsen, Breitbart
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