Jan 31, 2026
Most ViewedDid save act pass
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act (introduced as H.R.22 in the 119th Congress) passed the in April 2025 but, based on available reporting, had not become law because it still require...
National Voter Registration Act
The National Voter Registration Act to require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship at the time of registration for federal elections.
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12 resultsJan 24, 2026
Most ViewedSAVE act
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act would amend the to require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for and impose penalties and private enforcement mechanisms for noncompliance . Sup...
Jan 24, 2026
Most ViewedWhat federal laws require citizenship verification for US voters?
mandates documentary proof of as a condition to register and vote in federal elections; instead federal law requires an attestation of citizenship on the federal mail voter registration form and const...
Jan 24, 2026
What legal challenges have been raised against the SAVE Act and similar proof-of-citizenship requirements?
and state-level proof-of-citizenship schemes have triggered a predictable array of legal challenges: statutory preemption under the National Voter Registration Act (), constitutional claims about cong...
Feb 6, 2026
How would the SAVE Act change state voter registration systems and what would implementation costs be for local election offices?
The would impose federal proof-of-citizenship requirements on federal , mandate states to identify and remove noncitizens from rolls, and tie state lists to federal immigration/citizenship data source...
Feb 6, 2026
What legal and constitutional checks exist to prevent a federal 'nationalization' of state-run elections?
The Constitution and decades of law create layered barriers to any federal “” of state-run elections: the Elections Clause and state sovereignty vest primary authority in the states, has circumscribed...
Feb 6, 2026
What legal challenges have been brought against federal laws that add documentary requirements to voter registration or voting?
Federal attempts to add (DPOC) or similar documentary requirements to voter registration have produced a cascade of lawsuits testing federal preemption, statutory interpretation of the (NVRA), and cla...
Feb 5, 2026
Proof of citizenship for save act
The would amend federal voter-registration law to require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship—examples cited include passports or birth certificates and identification compliant with the —before a p...
Feb 2, 2026
What legal challenges have been mounted against SAVE Act–style requirements in prior years, and with what outcomes?
Legal fights over "–style" proof-of-citizenship requirements have largely been theoretical and pre‑emptive: voting‑rights organizations and state groups have vowed litigation and warned of constitutio...
Jan 31, 2026
How have claims about noncitizen voting been used in legislative pushes for voter ID and other election reforms?
Claims that noncitizens are voting—despite multiple studies and audits finding such incidents extremely rare—have been amplified by some policymakers and advocacy groups to justify new voter identific...
Jan 22, 2026
How have courts ruled in past cases about documentary proof requirements for voter registration?
Courts have generally constrained attempts to impose documentary (DPOC) requirements on the federal voter-registration form, grounding those limits in the National Voter Registration Act () and separa...
Jan 16, 2026
How can Congress exercise its authority to enforce or change the timing of federal elections?
Congress has clear constitutional authority under the Elections Clause to set or alter the “Times, Places and Manner” of federal elections and has historically used that power to create uniform federa...