"I, as President, will not sign other Bills until this is passed, Trump wrote, in reference to the so-called SAVE America Act. The bill, which already passed the US House of Representatives in February, would require increased standards for proof of citizenship when registering to vote and increased proof of identity when casting a ballot on Election Day."
"Rights groups have long maintained that increased documentation requirements can lead to the disenfranchisement of large segments of the population, noting, for example, that about half of US citizens do not have a valid passport. Democrats in the Senate have vowed to block the bill, which needs 60 votes to pass."
"Trump has for years maintained that US elections are marred by widespread fraud, despite repeated analyses showing such cases are extremely infrequent and historically inconsequential."
President Trump announced he will not sign any new legislation until Congress passes the SAVE America Act, which requires increased identification and citizenship documentation for voter registration and ballot casting. The bill, already passed by the House in February, would also impose criminal penalties on election officials who register voters without required documentation and mandate states to cross-reference voter rolls against federal databases to identify non-citizens. Trump has long claimed widespread election fraud despite analyses showing such cases are extremely rare and historically insignificant. Rights groups warn that increased documentation requirements disenfranchise large population segments, noting half of US citizens lack valid passports. Senate Democrats have pledged to block the bill, with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer calling it "Jim Crow 2.0," comparing it to historical racial segregation laws.
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