Voter ID

[Pepperdoodle]

The SAVE America Act passed by a 218–213 vote on Feb 11, 2026. It now moves to the Senate.
The bill would require voter ID in elections as early as this November.
All Republicans present voted for it; one Democrat, voted for it.
Do you support the SAVE Act?

 

[Fantine]

Most drivers' licenses are now Real ID drivers' licenses, and proof of birth, residency, any name changes, marriage related or legal, Social Security #'s, have been thoroughly annotated. We just did this a few months ago, and some of my family members had to get their BC's from NY. That involved sending the request, a $10 money order (no checks, debits, etc.) and an SASE. They gave them temporary Real ID's so that we could fly to my brother's funeral, but said their licenses would be suspended if we didn't submit the BC's in 10 days. A lot of red tape that doesn't need to be repeated.
I would exoect that non-citizen drivers' licenses, in those states which issue them, look different from standard drivers' licenses. Perhaps orientation (which some states do to isolate drivers under 21) or a slightly different color.
Women who have changed their names through marriage will be most likely to not get it all done in time---and since women are more likely to vote Democratic, the SAVE Act has "misogyny" written all over it.

 

[Tuur]

I voted "No" because the SAVE act isn't about displaying ID to vote; it's about displaying evidence of US citizenship. While I favor restricting voting to US citizens only, that very well may fall to the states. Note that the US Constitution doesn't state how states must chose electors to the Electoral College, and in the very first presidential elections, the states appointed electors. I'm not sure about the constitutionality of the SAVE act.