{"id":2584148,"date":"2026-03-26T15:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-line-up-against-photo-id-in-save-america-act-vote\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:03:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:03:35","slug":"senate-democrats-line-up-against-photo-id-in-save-america-act-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-line-up-against-photo-id-in-save-america-act-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Democrats line up against photo ID in SAVE America Act vote"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fsenate-democrats-line-up-against-photo-id-in-save-america-act-vote%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=2584148&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>Senate Democrats blocked the GOP\u2019s SAVE America Act, a measure that would require photo ID to vote and tighten election rules, in a days-long partisan clash over the bill. The vote (53-47) showcased Democrats\u2019 opposition to the package, which also would require citizenship proof for voter registration and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >restrict moast mail voting<\/a>, while Republicans argued it represents a commonsense step to secure elections.Centrists like Sen. John Fetterman indicated he would have supported a narrower,voter-ID-only version,but he voted against the broader act; democrats said election laws should be decided by states and accused Republicans of masking a broader agenda behind the photo-ID provision. Republicans framed the outcome as evidence that Democrats do not truly back secure elections, and some discussed using budget reconciliation to advance components of the act, though such moves would still face filibusters and political obstacles. The debate takes place amid a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-blames-president-trump-climate-change-for-migrant-surge\/\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi blames President ..., \u2018climate change\u2019 for migrant surge\">partial government shutdown<\/a> and in the context of ongoing political messaging ahead of elections, with Democrats promoting non-photo-ID options through the Freedom to Vote Act as an option.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Senate Democrats line up against photo ID in SAVE America Act vote<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2544060\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Senate Democrats voted in lockstep against a GOP proposal to require photo ID at the polls, the latest turn in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4497815\/thune-warns-republican-counterproductive-filibuster-vote\/\">dayslong debate<\/a> over President Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4500570\/trump-senate-voter-id-homeland-security-funding-jesus\/\">signature election bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans scheduled the Thursday vote as a &ldquo;moment of truth&rdquo; for Democrats who have previously expressed support for voter ID laws but oppose the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4500051\/rnc-court-battles-election-integrity-voter-id\/\">SAVE America Act<\/a>, which goes beyond an ID requirement and would impose restrictions Democrats claim amount to voter suppression.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4504523\/sanders-bill-would-force-team-owners-to-sell-to-local-buyers-before-moving\/\">Sanders bill would force team owners to sell to local buyers before moving<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4504399\/john-fetterman-opposes-party-government-shutdown\/\">Fetterman, lone Democrat opposing his party: &lsquo;The only thing we&rsquo;re doing is punishing people&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4503587\/john-fetterman-mantra-my-vote-not-for-sale\/\">John Fetterman&rsquo;s unapologetic maverick mantra: &lsquo;My vote is not for sale&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a 53-47 vote, all Senate Democrats blocked the legislation, including centrist Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA). Fetterman previously indicated he would vote &ldquo;yes&rdquo; if the SAVE America Act was stripped down to a voter ID proposal.<\/p>\n<p>Isolating the voter ID provision reflected an attempt by Republicans to focus on the bill&rsquo;s most popular provision, as upward of 80% of voters support the requirement in recent surveys. But Democrats in the lead-up to the vote argued that election laws <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4504000\/democrats-states-rights-national-voter-id\/\">should be left to the states<\/a> or otherwise accused Republicans of a disingenuous attempt to &ldquo;cover up&rdquo; the real intent behind the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans framed the outcome as evidence that Democrats do not support secure elections.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What this amendment will do,&rdquo; Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said Thursday, &ldquo;is force Democrats to come clean on whether or not they actually support voter ID in a real way. Not photocopies of debit cards or utility bills, as Democrats once proposed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The vote is part of a weekslong messaging campaign on the SAVE America Act, a bill that Trump has called his top legislative priority. In addition to voter ID, it requires proof of citizenship when registering to vote and would restrict most types of voting by mail.<\/p>\n<p>The bill will not pass, due to GOP reluctance to sidestep the 60-vote filibuster, but Thune is using the debate to paint Democrats as standing against &ldquo;common-sense&rdquo; proposals ahead of the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats rejected language on transgender athletes that Trump wanted attached to the SAVE America Act over the weekend. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), meanwhile, has attempted to turn the focus elsewhere and managed to call a vote on paying Transportation Security Administration workers on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The debate is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/neo-nazi-beauty-pageant-miss-hitler-2021-attracts-u-s-contestant\/\" title=\"Neo-Nazi Beauty Pageant \u2018Miss Hitler 2021\u2019 Attr...s U.S. Contestant\">taking place amid<\/a> a partial government shutdown that has left thousands of Department of Homeland Security employees without paychecks.<\/p>\n<p>In recent days, Senate Democrats have said they support voter ID, a message echoed by Schumer himself. He&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.democrats.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/transcript-leader-schumer-and-legal-experts-on-the-dangers-of-the-save-america-act-ahead-of-upcoming-senate-vote\">pointed<\/a> to the Freedom to Vote Act, a Democratic-authored bill that requires non-photo options, such as bank statements or utility bills, for states that require identification at the ballot box.<\/p>\n<p>It would not require states to adopt ID laws if they do not already have them, however, and Republicans argue a specific photo requirement should not be a burden for voters given how many aspects of everyday life require it.<\/p>\n<p>The GOP <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/amendment\/119th-congress\/senate-amendment\/4732\/text\">legislation<\/a>, offered by Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) on Thursday, is limited to driver&rsquo;s licenses, passports, or the photo ID issued by the military or tribal authorities.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4504000\/democrats-states-rights-national-voter-id\/\"><strong>DEMOCRATS FLIP SCRIPT ON STATES&rsquo; RIGHTS TO OPPOSE NATIONAL VOTER ID<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Without Democratic support, Republicans are contemplating using reconciliation, a budget process that only requires a simple majority, to pass components of the SAVE America Act. Every provision must have a direct fiscal impact to qualify for reconciliation, meaning Republicans would likely be limited to attaching strings to the money doled out to states for the administration of elections.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), the Budget Committee chairman, has sought to temper expectations and on Tuesday called the party-line bill he is envisioning a &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4502479\/senate-gop-down-payment-save-america-act-party-line-bill\/\">down payment<\/a>&rdquo; on the SAVE America Act.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dems block photo ID in SAVE America Act vote<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2584149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1187WEX_SCHUMER.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651,538],"tags":[3685,3740,4351],"class_list":["post-2584148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-democrats","tag-senate","tag-voting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1187WEX_SCHUMER.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584148","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\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2584148"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2584152,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584148\/revisions\/2584152"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2584149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2584148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2584148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2584148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}