Roy Admits Save Act Could Create Name-Change Voting Hurdles
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A video shows Rep. Chip Roy privately acknowledging that the SAVE America Act could create hurdles for people who have changed their names, such as married women, contradicting his public insistence that the act imposes no voting barriers. The proposal would require documentary proof of citizenship and extra paperwork, a point of criticism from voting-rights advocates as it advances through a Senate with long odds.
- SAVE America Act author admits married aide ‘had to go through a bunch of hoops’ to vote because she changed name Democracy Docket
- The SAVE America Act is bad news for Republicans The Hill
- Opinion | Chuck Schumer: What the SAVE Act Would Really Do The New York Times
- Senate minority leader rejects Trump’s ultimatum over strict voter ID law amid DHS shutdown – as it happened The Guardian
- Competing Claims on SAVE America Act Disenfranchising Voters FactCheck.org
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