How the SAVE America Act Hurts Disabled Voters
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“Disabled people already face a variety of barriers to voting and consistently vote at lower rates than nondisabled people.”
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“According to a U.S. Election Assistance Commission report conducted by Rutgers University, nearly 69% of nondisabled people voted in 2020, compared to nearly 58% of disabled people.”
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“The SAVE America Act requires potential voters to show proof of citizenship to register and to present voter identification at the polls.”
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“Research from the Brennan Center for Justice indicates that 21.3 million voting-age people, representing 9% of the voting-eligible population, lack easy access to their birth certificates, passports, or other documents demonstrating citizenship.”
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“The Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement at the University of Maryland determined that 20% of people who identify as disabled don’t have a license, compared to 6% of nondisabled people.”
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“Disabled voters are more likely to vote by mail than their nondisabled counterparts, according to a report by the Election Assistance Commission.”
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“The SAVE America Act faces an uphill battle in the Senate because it would require 60 votes to overcome a Democratic filibuster, even if all Republicans vote to pass it.”
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“Trump can’t unilaterally change voting policies, since the Constitution grants the power to determine voting procedures to each individual state.”
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“A Pew Research Center study shows that the political party affiliation of disabled voters mirrors the party affiliation of nondisabled voters.”
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“According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one in four adults in the U.S. have some type of disability.”
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