{"id":2336532,"date":"2024-09-04T10:54:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T14:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-will-reject-chance-to-keep-noncitizens-out-of-elections\/"},"modified":"2024-09-04T10:59:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T14:59:41","slug":"dems-will-reject-chance-to-keep-noncitizens-out-of-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-will-reject-chance-to-keep-noncitizens-out-of-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Will Reject Chance To Keep Noncitizens Out Of Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdems-will-reject-chance-to-keep-noncitizens-out-of-elections%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2336532&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The **Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE)\u2063 Act** is a proposed piece of legislation led by Republicans that aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ballots-cast-without-proof-of-citizenship-exploded-after-lawfare-crippled-arizona-election-laws\/\" title=\"Arizona&#039;s election laws were weakened by lawfare, leading to a significant increase in ballots cast without proof of citizenship\">require documentary proof<\/a> of citizenship for voter registration in\u200d federal elections. Currently, the system relies on an honor code where individuals simply attest to their citizenship \u2063status by checking a box. The political backdrop \u2064includes claims from Republicans that millions\u200c of illegal immigrants have\u200d entered the U.S., prompting\u200d the need for stricter voting regulations.<\/p>\n<p>In July, the SAVE Act received overwhelming\u2063 opposition from\u2063 Democrats, with only five Democrats \u200cvoting in favor. Notably, Speaker Mike Johnson is reportedly planning to link the SAVE Act \u200dto\u200b a\u200d continuing\u2064 resolution that would keep the\u2062 government funded. This strategy may \u200ccompel Democrats to reconsider their stance since it\u2062 effectively ties the issue of election integrity to government funding.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats argue that the bill not only\u2064 addresses a non-issue\u2014since it is already illegal for noncitizens \u200bto vote\u2014but also constitutes\u200d a method of \u2064voter suppression, particularly against constituencies \u2063that often\u200b support Democratic candidates. They emphasize that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/northern-irish-bishops-decry-vote-allowing-abortion-of-disabled\/\" title=\"Northern Irish Bishops Decry Vote Allowing Abortion of Disabled\">current legal framework<\/a> already imposes significant penalties for illegal voting, including \u2062prison\u2063 time and \u200cdeportation.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bopposition stems from concerns that while the SAVE Act is presented as a necessary enforcement measure, \u200bit could \u2063create barriers to access for legitimate voters. Additionally, past instances \u2063of noncitizens\u200d being found on voter rolls raise questions about the enforcement \u200cof existing laws. Democrats have \u200dvoiced that their resistance is rooted in the belief that the legislation is more about political \u200bmaneuvering than genuine voter protection.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>All but five Democrats voted in July against the Republican-led Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. But Speaker Mike Johnson is reportedly giving Democrats another opportunity to safeguard our elections by tying the bill to a continuing resolution (CR) that would keep the government funded through March.<\/p>\n<p>After Democrats let millions of illegal immigrants into the country, Republicans introduced the SAVE Act. Currently, voters must simply check a box affirming they are a citizen when registering to vote &mdash; nothing more than the honor system.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/article\/washington\/democrats-senators-unhappy-with-johnsons-government-funding-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Punchbowl News<\/a>, is planning on tying the CR to the SAVE Act. Utah Sen. Mike Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3133863\/mike-lee-pitches-attaching-save-act-to-spending-bill-to-ensure-debate-in-senate\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">previously<\/a> expressed support for tying the two together, telling Fox News in August that attaching the legislation to the spending bill is &ldquo;the best way to move that through, to make sure that the 10 million plus illegal immigrants who have come in in the last 3 and a half years, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-lee-pitches-attaching-save-act-to-spending-bill-to-ensure-debate-in-senate-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Mike Lee pitches attaching SAVE Act to spending bill to ensure debate in Senate - Washington Examiner\">estimated roughly 30 million noncitizens total<\/a> in the United States aren&rsquo;t voting in this November&rsquo;s election.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But the reported move is already being criticized by Democrats such as Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray, who said &ldquo;demanding outrageous partisan poison pills is a nonstarter,&rdquo; according to Punchbowl News.<\/p>\n<p>But Democrats are really only outraged that they will have to justify their resistance to keeping noncitizens out of federal elections.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is The SAVE Act?<\/h2>\n<p>The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/09\/republicans-introduce-save-act-to-block-illegal-aliens-from-voting-in-u-s-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">would<\/a> amend the 1993 National Voter Registration Act to make providing documentary proof of citizenship a requirement for voter registration. Technically, it is illegal for noncitizens to register to vote or vote in federal elections. But it&rsquo;s a largely toothless provision &mdash; under current law, a registrant must simply attest to their citizenship status by checking a box under penalty of perjury.<\/p>\n<p>The SAVE Act acts as the &ldquo;teeth,&rdquo; preventing anyone from getting on to the rolls by requiring them to show proof of citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>But 198 Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/10\/198-democrats-vote-against-bill-to-keep-foreign-nationals-out-of-american-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voted against the bill<\/a> in July, with five Democrats &mdash; Texas Reps. Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez Jr, North Carolina Rep. Don Davis, Maine Rep. Jared Golden, and Washington Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez &mdash; joining Republicans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/house-passes-bill-requiring-voters-prove-citizenship-federal-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pass it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Are Democrats Opposed To Safeguarding Elections?<\/h2>\n<p>Democrats contend the legislation is pointless since noncitizen voting is already illegal.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/09\/no-we-dont-already-have-effective-safeguards-to-verify-voter-citizenship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> earlier this year that the &ldquo;justification for this bill is based on easily disproven falsehoods&rdquo; and that &ldquo;making a false claim of citizenship or unlawfully voting in an election is punishable by removal from the United States and a permanent bar to admission.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is against the law for noncitizens to register to vote and to vote in federal elections,&rdquo; Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-N.Y., <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/10\/198-democrats-vote-against-bill-to-keep-foreign-nationals-out-of-american-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in previous opposition to the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., echoed a similar sentiment, saying: &ldquo;We know that it is already illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal elections. Under current law, noncitizens would face up to five years in prison for attempting to vote in federal elections and even risk being deported.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But if it&rsquo;s already illegal, why would Democrats take umbrage with policies that simply create an enforcement mechanism?<\/p>\n<p>Well, only if they don&rsquo;t <em>really<\/em> care if noncitizens decide our elections. Notably, in Democrat-run cities like San Francisco, certain noncitizens can vote in school board elections. In New York City, leftists <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/02\/23\/null-and-void-court-declares-new-york-city-law-letting-noncitizens-vote-is-unconstitutional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fought<\/a> to allow 800,000 noncitizens to vote in municipal elections, though a court rejected their challenge.<\/p>\n<h2>Noncitizens Have Been Caught Illegally On Voter Rolls<\/h2>\n<p>If the current laws on the books worked the way Democrats want to <em>pretend<\/em> they work, then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2019\/jan\/30\/pennsylvania-11000-non-citizens-registered-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">11,198 noncitizens would have never ended<\/a> up on the voter rolls in Pennsylvania, more than 6,000 wouldn&rsquo;t have been found (and cleared) from <a href=\"https:\/\/wjla.com\/news\/local\/virginia-governor-glenn-youngkin-administration-election-security-voter-rolls-list-cancel-removes-6000-non-citizens-dead-out-of-state-novemeber-elections-2024-presidential-polls-voting-sites-registrar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virginia&rsquo;s<\/a> rolls, and 1,500 foreigners wouldn&rsquo;t have been caught <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/1500-noncitizens-registered-vote-california-dmv-error\/story?id=58377069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">registered<\/a> to vote in California by the state DMV in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>What&rsquo;s more is that despite Democrats&rsquo; insistence that noncitizen voting is illegal, the Department of Justice has <a href=\"https:\/\/fccps.bjs.ojp.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">only filed 35<\/a> criminal cases against noncitizens for illegally voting over a 20-year-period. But a 2016 audit in North Carolina alone found that 41 noncitizens cast a ballot while The Brennan Center for Justice found &ldquo;about 30 incidents of a possible noncitizen voting&rdquo; in &ldquo;immigrant-heavy jurisdictions,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-immigrant-voting-noncitizens-elections-explained-cf4c73b336147b5f5d9c2a22b2564994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That means that, as an anonymous X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/15poundstogo\/status\/1829265172281913494\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">account<\/a> FoiaFan said, &ldquo;the statute is not being credibly enforced.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Further, Americans <em>want<\/em> their elections to be secure. A <a href=\"https:\/\/today.yougov.com\/politics\/articles\/43236-voting-laws-americans-support-requiring-proof-citi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022 YouGov poll<\/a> found that nearly 65% of Americans &ldquo;say people should be required to show proof of citizenship in order to vote in elections.&rdquo; Eighty-three percent of respondents said they would &ldquo;be able to provide proof of their citizenship on short notice,&rdquo; according to YouGov.<\/p>\n<p>For a party that spent years feigning outrage about alleged foreign election interference that they believe led to former President Donald Trump winning, they sure don&rsquo;t care about the possibility that foreign nationals are interfering in American elections via a vote!<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. Follow Brianna on X: @briannalyman2<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In July, nearly all Democrats opposed the Republican-sponsored Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which mandates documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration. However, Speaker Mike Johnson is said to be offering Democrats a chance to support election integrity by linking this bill to a continuing resolution (CR) that would fund the government until March. The SAVE Act was introduced in response to what Republicans claim is an influx of illegal immigrants into the country. Currently, voters only need to check a box confirming their citizenship when registering\u2014essentially relying on an honor system.<\/p>\n<p>According to Punchbowl News, Johnson plans to connect the CR with the SAVE Act. Utah Senator Mike Lee has previously voiced his support for this approach, stating that it\u2019s an effective way to ensure that over 10 million illegal immigrants who have entered in recent years and approximately 30 million noncitizens overall do not participate in upcoming elections.<\/p>\n<p>This strategy has already faced criticism from Democrats like Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray, who described such partisan tactics as unacceptable. Critics argue that Democrats are primarily upset about having to defend their stance against preventing noncitizens from voting in federal elections.<\/p>\n<p>The SAVE Act aims to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 by requiring documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration. While it is technically illegal for noncitizens to vote or register for federal elections, current laws lack enforcement; registrants merely affirm their citizenship status under penalty of perjury without needing any documentation.<\/p>\n<p>Despite its intent, 198 Democrats voted against the bill in July; only five joined Republicans in supporting it: Texas Representatives Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez Jr., North Carolina Representative Don Davis, Maine Representative Jared Golden, and Washington Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats argue that since noncitizen voting is already prohibited by law, additional measures are unnecessary. President Biden has claimed that justifications for such legislation stem from easily debunked falsehoods and emphasized existing penalties against unlawful voting or false claims of citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>Some Democratic representatives have reiterated these points by highlighting severe consequences\u2014up to five years imprisonment\u2014for noncitizens attempting to vote illegally. However, if current laws were effectively enforced as they suggest they should be, numerous instances where noncitizens appeared on voter rolls would not have occurred across various states like Pennsylvania and California.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, despite claims about strict enforcement against illegal voting by noncitizens being upheld over two decades\u2014with only 35 criminal cases filed\u2014the reality shows discrepancies with audits revealing actual incidents where unauthorized individuals cast ballots.<\/p>\n<p>Public sentiment also leans towards ensuring secure elections; a YouGov poll indicated nearly 65% of Americans believe proof of citizenship should be required for voting while most respondents felt confident they could provide such proof quickly if needed. This raises questions about why some political factions seem indifferent toward potential foreign interference through unauthorized votes when they previously expressed concern over foreign influence affecting election outcomes during Donald Trump&#8217;s presidency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":2336533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-03-at-3.13.57-PM-e1725390958683-1024x576.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[3933,6571,13833,37043,32570],"class_list":["post-2336532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-dems","tag-elections","tag-noncitizens","tag-political-debate","tag-voting-rights"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-03-at-3.13.57-PM-e1725390958683-1024x576.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336532\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}