Democrats will be forced to explain why they oppose the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, which requires documentary proof of citizenship to vote for president and members of Congress.
'Petri Dish' for Noncitizen Voting Steil, the chairman of the House Committee on Administration, which passed H.R. 8281 in May, wants to remind anyone who will listen that Democrats already support foreign nationals voting in local elections, as they are allowed to do in Washington, D.C. Most House Democrats earlier this year voted against a measure that would have barred illegal immigrants and other noncitizens from voting in local elections in the nation's capital.
Honor System As it stands under the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, commonly known as the "Motor voter law," voters may simply check a box on the federal form affirming they are U.S. citizens and meet other eligibility requirements.
"The SAVE Act would prevent non-Americans from illegally voting, protecting the votes of American citizens. The only reason to oppose it is because you want non-Americans illegally voting," Lee wrote.
A national poll conducted last year for Americans for Citizen Voting by RMG Research Inc. found that 75 percent of respondents opposed allowing foreign nationals to vote in their local elections.
A recent poll found 68 percent of North Carolina voters supported a state constitutional amendment barring foreign nationals from voting in elections.
North Carolina voters will vote on the citizens-only question on November's general election ballot.
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