House Democrats are being urged by party leadership to vote against a Republican-backed measure that would require people to provide proof of U.S. citizenship to vote in federal elections that is slated to go on the House floor this week.
A letter, issued by House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) to House Democrats, argues that the bill, known as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, is “irresponsibly” calling into question the validity of U.S. elections after the 2020 contest.
“There has been zero evidence” of the fraud that the bill is trying to target, her office said, adding that it is “already illegal under current law for noncitizens to register to vote or to vote in federal elections.”…