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Republicans promote common sense voting laws
Democrats defer to their think tank talking points and lies, because it makes it more difficult for them to rig elections
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5728702-gop-voting-bill-id-requirement/
GOP lawmaker says those without an ID ‘need’ to be able to get one free of charge to vote
Ahead of a vote on a GOP-backed voting requirement bill in the House, Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) said Sunday that those without IDs must be able to get one for free to vote.
“If there’s an individual [who] doesn’t have an ID, there 100 percent needs to be a mechanism for that person to get an ID without a charge,” Steil told host Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday.”
“We want to make sure that more people are voting, not less,” he added. “And I think instilling this confidence [in elections] will actually result in more people coming to the polls.”
Steil noted that the Wisconsin state Legislature implemented such a policy when it passed legislation requiring photo IDs to vote in 2011. Under that law, residents can obtain an ID from the state’s Department of Transportation for free to vote.
The House is set to vote this upcoming week on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which proposes requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote and valid identification to cast a ballot.
The act says that proof of citizenship can be a valid passport, birth certificate or hospital record; a photo ID issued by a federal, state or tribal authority; or a military ID card together with a military record of service.
More than 80 percent of Americans, including 71 percent of Democrats, support requiring all individuals to show government-issued photo ID to vote, according to a study conducted by the Pew Research Center last year.
“Our legislation is built on commonsense principles that the American people support,” Steil added.
Democrats defer to their think tank talking points and lies, because it makes it more difficult for them to rig elections
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5728702-gop-voting-bill-id-requirement/
GOP lawmaker says those without an ID ‘need’ to be able to get one free of charge to vote
Ahead of a vote on a GOP-backed voting requirement bill in the House, Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) said Sunday that those without IDs must be able to get one for free to vote.
“If there’s an individual [who] doesn’t have an ID, there 100 percent needs to be a mechanism for that person to get an ID without a charge,” Steil told host Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday.”
“We want to make sure that more people are voting, not less,” he added. “And I think instilling this confidence [in elections] will actually result in more people coming to the polls.”
Steil noted that the Wisconsin state Legislature implemented such a policy when it passed legislation requiring photo IDs to vote in 2011. Under that law, residents can obtain an ID from the state’s Department of Transportation for free to vote.
The House is set to vote this upcoming week on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which proposes requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote and valid identification to cast a ballot.
The act says that proof of citizenship can be a valid passport, birth certificate or hospital record; a photo ID issued by a federal, state or tribal authority; or a military ID card together with a military record of service.
More than 80 percent of Americans, including 71 percent of Democrats, support requiring all individuals to show government-issued photo ID to vote, according to a study conducted by the Pew Research Center last year.
“Our legislation is built on commonsense principles that the American people support,” Steil added.
