The SAVE Act requires documentary proof of U.S. citizenship (birth certificate or passport, usually + photo ID) to register for federal elections.
A 2023 national survey found ~1% of adult citizens (~2.6 million) have no government-issued photo ID at all. For citizenship documents, surveys estimate ~9% (~21 million voting-age citizens) lack ready access.
Common struggles: replacing lost docs, name mismatches (esp. married women), time/cost/travel to vital records. Kansas' similar law temporarily blocked ~30k+ mostly citizen registrations.
Most can obtain documents, with free/low-cost options available in many places. Effects on overall turnout in strict-ID states are typically small, though some groups face greater hurdles. Non-citizen voting remains rare.
I AM SO FREAKING SICK OF THE GOP!!!!
WE HAD A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO PASS THE SAVE ACT WITH 50 VOTES AND THEY COULDN’T EVEN DO THAT!!!!!!
WHY DO THEY HATE THEIR OWN VOTERS THIS MUCH?!!!!
WHAT THE HELL ARE THESE PEOPLE DOING?!!!!
@on_walkabout@NotoriousDOG420@mattvanswol@grok LOL, if you’re poor and struggle because the system is broken, you have no right to vote to fix the system* is what you just said. Wow you people are retarded