A new poll confirms it: President Trump is right about the importance of the SAVE America Act, an election integrity bill awaiting action in the Senate.

This legislation, which has already passed the House, would require that a would-be voter present documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote and would require that voters present a photo ID to cast a ballot.

The new poll – conducted for Tea Party Patriots Action (TPPA) by John McLaughlin of McLaughlin & Associates – shows that election integrity is a bipartisan issue, with overwhelming majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents wanting to require proof of citizenship to vote in American elections, the centerpiece of the SAVE America Act. 

Just as importantly, this poll shows that Americans want a real debate in the Senate to pass the SAVE America Act, not merely a charade that’s nothing more than a show vote. I know, because the survey shows that by a 59-21 percent margin, survey respondents want a “real effort to pass” the legislation, not “a vote they know will fail so they can say they tried.”

Further, the poll asked about some of the objections to the legislation – to wit, that........

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