What Next | Daily News and Analysis The GOP Plan to Kill Your Vote
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Mar 17, 2026 
Ari Berman, national voting rights reporter who covers election law, breaks down the SAVE Act and its proof-of-citizenship rules. He explains who would be shut out by stricter registration and ID requirements. He examines Kansas’ experiment, redistricting risks, and how political pressure could lead to emergency measures that reshape future elections.
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Expect The SAVE Act To Be Senate Theater
- Republicans' plan is mainly a public theater to hold the Senate floor and force Democrats to defend, not to pass the bill.
- Berman suggests the spectacle aims to shift focus from issues like gas prices, but public attention likely won't follow.
Proof Of Citizenship Would Block Many Registrations
- The SAVE Act would require proof of citizenship like passports or birth certificates to register to vote rather than just photo ID to vote.
- Ari Berman notes tens of millions lack these documents and many don't carry them, making registration far more onerous than typical voter ID rules.
Proof Requirement Cuts Across Party Lines
- Proof-of-citizenship would unevenly impact demographics like married women and low-passport states in the South.
- Berman highlights 69 million married women who changed names and lower passport ownership in red Southern states as examples.