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Saving U.S. Elections Requires Amending The Constitution, Citizen-Only Advocates Say

‘The constitution does not explicitly say that only a U.S. citizen can vote in federal elections,’ ACV’s Avi Fortenberry said.

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Don’t expect the feckless U.S. Senate to deliver on an essential elections integrity bill. That would take actually showing up for work. 

But even if the GOP majority by some miracle grows a collective spine and does all in its power to pass the SAVE America Act, securing our elections borders will require more than legislation, so say the proponents of House Resolution 152.

Holding another up or down vote on the SAVE America Act without whipping, negotiating, amending, etc, would be failure theater.It's like senators have forgotten how to try and pass legislation. Figure out where the issues are, resolve them, amend the bill, then vote again. https://t.co/tPe0J1a5ic— Rachel Bovard (@rachelbovard) May 7, 2026

Holding another up or down vote on the SAVE America Act without whipping, negotiating, amending, etc, would be failure theater.It's like senators have forgotten how to try and pass legislation. Figure out where the issues are, resolve them, amend the bill, then vote again. https://t.co/tPe0J1a5ic

‘A Common Sense Proposal’

The voter verification bill that Senate Majority Leader John Thune and his merry band of milquetoast men and women have been pretending to fight for is just that — a bill. A Congress with a Democrat governing trifecta could and would undo the SAVE America Act, which would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote and photo identification to cast a ballot in federal elections. 

But an amendment to the Constitution … 

“[E]nsures that no matter what happens in Washington or at the state level, federal elections will remain reserved for United States citizens,”said Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Fla., who introduced the bill about the same time Senate Republican leadership opened their failure theater show on the SAVE Act. 

The joint resolution would make clear via constitutional amendment that ONLY U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in elections for president, vice president, and members of Congress. Inserting the language would “close a longstanding constitutional gap and ensuring a uniform national standard,” the resolution’s backers say. 

“It’s simple: only Americans should vote in American elections,” Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, said in a press release. “Congresswoman Lee’s amendment is a common sense proposal that creates a uniform, nationwide standard that will protect federal elections permanently.” 

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