Support (36%) – "You need an ID: to drive, fly, buy alcohol, enter a government building, get a job, bank, get healthcare, etc. An ID to vote only makes sense. Just remove the barriers, if you need to get an ID, go to a DMV, reduce the cost of the ID to what it costs to make and free for those who can't afford. This is easy to solve, for those wishing to solve it."
"I am more concerned about the intense pushback regarding tightening the standards around ensuring that only valid votes are cast than I am about the slim possibility that the rules will prevent valid voters from being able to register and cast a ballot. For example, REAL ID was passed and implemented and requires a passport or birth certificate to obtain one. At this point, everyone getting or renewing any state-issued ID will have to do this now. How is that more onerous than requiring the same documentation to register or re-register to vote? We require proof of identity to open a bank account, rent or buy a house/apartment, rent a car, board a plane, board a cruise ship, and on and on. Why should the bar be lower to exercise one our most important privileges? And that word was chosen intentionally. Voting is a privilege, not a right. It can be revoked, as is the case for convicted felons."
Oppose (61%) – "On the surface, it seems like common sense to require verification of citizenship. However, the devil is in the details. Women who have married need both birth certificate and marriage certificate, maybe a divorce certificate. If I have a driver's license or other government ID, I already had to provide that documentation. Don't make it difficult for a gender to vote bc our patriarchal society expects women to take their husband's name."
"It is the government‘s responsibility to ensure that only eligible US citizens are registered to vote & participating in elections. That responsibility should not be placed on millions of lawful voters forcing them to overcome unnecessary obstacles just to exercise a fundamental right. Creating a new barrier for registration places an unfair burden on eligible Americans, many of whom have difficulty obtaining or replacing documents through no fault of their own. When there is little credible evidence that none US citizens are attempting to register or vote in significant numbers, it simply does not make sense to create a multitude of new problems when none already exist. Protecting election integrity is important, but it should be done in a way that saveguards access to the ballot rather than making it harder for eligible citizens to participate in the democratic process."
"So many reasons. The SAVE Act would only create barriers for people to vote. It only applies to Federal election so would cause confusion among voters, some would only be able to vote in elections with no Federal offices. Record keeping as difficult as it is now would multiply. We already swear we are citizens when registering to vote, proof that an individual has lied about citizenship warrants arrest now. Adding more hoops to jump through will result in fewer people registering. It is a power grab on the part of Republicans."
Unsure/other (3%) – "I want to read the complete bill before I take a side. It makes sense that you need to present an ID to vote; however, and I want to understand more which documents prove your citizenship - I would assume is the birth certificate or the naturalization certificate."
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