In July, the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act, requiring proof of citizenship in order to register to vote. The measure was passed largely upon party lines (only five Democrats voted in favor of it) and was not expected to advance through the Senate or receive support from President Joe Biden (or whoever is calling the shots these days).
As we noted at the time:
The primary talking point of opposition to the measure appears to be, “But that (non-citizen voting), like, hardly ever happens.”
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration, a proposal Republicans have prioritized as an election-year talking point even as research shows noncitizens illegally registering and casting ballots in federal elections is exceptionally rare.
We’ve seen that narrative from numerous quarters:
Whew! That’s a relief, right? There’s just one hitch: Thousands of non-citizens are registered to vote even though it’s illegal for them to vote — and that’s just in Virginia alone.
On Wednesday, Governor Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order on election security, which, among other things, identified 6,303 non-citizens who had been identified and removed from Virginia’s voting rolls between January 2022 and July 2024. 6303.