Some Senate Republicans supported Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s promise to hold a vote on an amended election security bill. 

Thune, R-S.D., on Wednesday called for adding a voter ID mandate to a bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote in a federal election. 

“At some point, we’ll have that vote,” Thune said of the Senate bill. 

The House first approved the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE Act, sponsored by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas. The legislation requires voters to provide proof of citizenship in person to register to vote in a federal election and requires states to remove noncitizens from voter rolls.

The Senate version of the bill, sponsored by Sen.........

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