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   On 2026-02-14, Moshe Fishman  wrote:   
   > The progressives have opposed voter registration and   
   > accountability for many years. Here is a list of the myths   
   > they use to defend their points.   
   >   
   > Myth vs. Fact: The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility   
   > Act (H.R. 22/S.128)   
   >   
   > https://heritageaction.com/blog/myth-vs-fact-the-   
   > safeguard-american-voter-eligibility-act-h-r-22-s-128   
   >   
   > 'The right to vote in a free and fair election is   
   > fundamental to our democratic republic, and Congress   
   > should ensure Americans? voices at the ballot box are not   
   > diluted by the ballots of illegal aliens and other   
   > noncitizens.   
   >   
   > The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act   
   > strengthens the integrity of our elections by closing a   
   > loophole and requiring individuals to provide documentary   
   > proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote in   
   > federal elections.   
   >   
   > Every state requires an individual to be a citizen to   
   > register and vote in state and federal elections, and it?s   
   > a felony to falsely claim to be a citizen for any purpose   
   > (including to register to vote or to actually vote). It?s   
   > also a federal misdemeanor violation for an alien to vote.   
   > And yet, there is no universal requirement for states to   
   > obtain proof of citizenship to enforce that prerequisite.   
   > Worse, interpretation of the National Voter Registration   
   > Act (NVRA) has been exploited to actually prevent states   
   > from requiring proof of citizenship.   
   >   
   > The SAVE Act amends the NVRA to require states to obtain   
   > proof of both U.S. citizenship and identity when   
   > registering an individual to vote in a federal election.   
   > Further, the bill requires agencies like the Department of   
   > Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security   
   > Administration to respond to state inquiries on the status   
   > of someone?s citizenship and eligibility to vote. Agencies   
   > like DHS under the Biden administration have notoriously   
   > tied up these inquiries in red tape. Now, they will have a   
   > 24-hour deadline to respond to states that want to verify   
   > citizenship.   
   >   
   > This legislation is simple, widely supported by the   
   > American people, and received bipartisan support when the   
   > House voted on the bill in the 118th Congress.   
   >   
   > Unfortunately, the Left has been making a number of false   
   > claims about what the bill would do.   
   >   
   > Myth #1: The SAVE Act would make it difficult - or even   
   > impossible - for married women who have changed their last   
   > name to register to vote. The SAVE Act makes no mention of   
   > being able to show a marriage certificate or change-of-   
   > name documentation.   
   >   
   > Reality: This is the same argument the Left pulled out   
   > twenty years ago when states began implementing voter ID   
   > laws, and that didn?t happen. There are multiple types of   
   > documents that can be used to prove citizenship. But, most   
   > notably, what critics won?t admit is that there is a   
   > provision addressing a process in case of certain   
   > discrepancies in documentation:   
   >   
   > ?...each State shall establish a process under which an   
   > applicant can provide such additional documentation to the   
   > appropriate election official of the State as may be   
   > necessary to establish that the applicant is a citizen of   
   > the United States in the event of a discrepancy with   
   > respect to the applicant?s documentary proof of United   
   > States citizenship.?   
   > This means every state will have to have a process, and if   
   > there is a change of name - but the applicant is the same   
   > person - the state has to accept the application.   
   >   
   > Myth #2: Many lawful Americans would not have the correct   
   > documentation to register under the SAVE Act, and that   
   > most voters could not use their driver's license ? even   
   > REAL IDs ? for registration.   
   >   
   > Reality: The irony is that the Left is also attacking   
   > proposed state legislation that would require whether or   
   > not a person is a citizen to be listed on a driver's   
   > license. For states that do this, it will make IDs easily   
   > prove citizenship. However, even in cases where someone   
   > has a driver's license that doesn?t comply with REAL ID,   
   > there are multiple types of documents they can use to   
   > register to vote.   
   >   
   > Myth #3: The SAVE Act would put a significant   
   > administrative and financial burden on states to   
   > implement, and overwhelm election offices by eliminating   
   > automatic voter registration at state agencies like the   
   > DMV.   
   >   
   > Reality: Election officials already have a duty to   
   > determine a voter?s eligibility when they register them to   
   > vote. They have a responsibility to determine whether an   
   > applicant is an eligible resident of the state, as well as   
   > a citizen. If someone provides proof of citizenship, it   
   > actually makes it easier for them to do their job.   
   >   
   > Myth #4 Election officials could go to jail for helping a   
   > citizen register to vote simply just for having incorrect   
   > documentation.   
   >   
   > Reality: Every state has laws, in addition to the federal   
   > Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), that places a burden on   
   > election officials to register eligible voters. All this   
   > bill says is that if an election official doesn?t require   
   > proof of citizenship, and allows someone to register, they   
   > have violated federal law. This is no different than   
   > current law under the NVRA and VRA that says if an   
   > election official knows that someone is dead, doesn?t live   
   > where they claim, or is somehow eligible and helps them   
   > register ? they have committed a criminal violation of the   
   > law. This is a common-sense requirement to ensure the law   
   > is followed.   
   >   
   > Myth #5: Arizona and Kansas have already tried a ?version?   
   > of the SAVE Act that was struck down in court. In Kansas,   
   > the law was struck down altogether, and in Arizona, the   
   > state was barred from applying its law to federal ballots.   
   >   
   > Reality: Kansas and Arizona illustrate why this bill is   
   > needed. The federal courts threw out these state laws   
   > because they said the NVRA did not permit states to verify   
   > citizenship. The SAVE amends the NVRA to say explicitly   
   > that states must require proof of citizenship.   
   >   
   > Myth #6: This would remove legitimate voters from the   
   > rolls based on faulty data, and disenfranchise voters.   
   >   
   > Reality: Every state when it receives information that   
   > someone may no longer be eligible to vote ? they died,   
   > moved out of state, are not a citizen ? begins by   
   > investigating and contacting the voter. They do not remove   
   > the voter from the rolls unless they get confirmation that   
   > the person is ineligible to vote.   
   >   
   >  In addition, in 2002, Congress passed the Help America   
   > Vote Act (HAVA), which enacted a requirement ensuring that   
   > individuals mistakenly removed from the rolls have an   
   > opportunity to vote.   
   >   
      
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