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Warner, Kaine Slam Save America Act As Voter Suppression Measure That Could Disenfranchise Millions

  WASHINGTON – Ahead of a Senate vote, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are sounding the alarm on the so-called ‘SAVE America Act’ and its far-reaching and harmful consequences for eligible voters. If signed into law, the  SAVE America Act  could strip millions of Americans of their ability to vote by imposing unnecessary and burdensome verification requirements. Under the  SAVE America Act , voters would be required to provide proof of citizenship – such as a passport or birth certificate – to register to vote and photo identification to cast a ballot – even when voting by mail. “We support reasonable steps that help maintain trust in our elections, including the voter identification requirements we already have in Virginia,”  said the senators . “But the  SAVE America Act  goes far beyond that – it is a pretext for voter suppression. Republicans continue to raise baseless fears about election fraud and noncitizen voting,...