(FeaturedNews.com) – The Biden admin strongly opposes requiring U.S. citizenship to be proven in federal elections.
On Monday, the Biden administration revealed it opposes legislation requiring proof of U.S. citizenship for voters to vote in federal elections.
The statement came in response to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, sponsored by Republican Rep. Chip Roy (Texas) and Republican Senator Mike Lee (Utah).
In the statement, the Biden administration claimed the bill “would do nothing to safeguard” U.S. elections. Instead, it insisted such legislation would make it “harder for all eligible Americans to register to vote” while increasing the risk of eligible voters being removed from voter rolls.
Instead, the Biden administration claimed that “current laws to prevent noncitizens voting are working as intended.”
If passed, the SAVE Act would amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, making it a requirement that those registering to vote in elections for federal office provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
However, the Biden administration claims that if “House Republicans really want to do something” to secure the border and fix the “broken immigration system,” they should vote in favor of the bipartisan border deal, pointing to the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act.
However, according to The Heritage Foundation’s report on the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which was first introduced in 2021, the bill would give liberal bureaucrats in the Justice Department authority to veto changes to polling place locations, boundary lines, and voter ID and registration requirements.
The bill would also amend the 1993 Voting Rights Act, increasing the difficulty for states to defend themselves from meritless litigation filed by advocacy groups to void state laws passed to protect the integrity of elections.
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