LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON — Moderate Democrats who backed a GOP proposal to impose strict voter ID requirements last year on Wednesday abandoned a new Republican-backed effort to crack down on imaginary voter fraud. The old bill, dubbed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, would require voters to prove their citizenship when they register to vote. Advertisement“This is voter ID at the ballot box. The House passed the bill on Wednesday, with all Republicans and no Democrats except Cuellar in support. Nevertheless, voters overwhelmingly like the idea of requiring ID to vote, and some Democrats are willing to go along with it.

Source: Huffington Post February 11, 2026 20:36 UTC