Jan 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...
National Voter Registration Act
The National Voter Registration Act is a federal law that regulates voter registration in the United States. It requires states to accept and use the federal mail voter registration form.
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5 resultsJan 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...
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...