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Hillary Scholten: “The legislation would require American citizens to provide…”

Featuring: Hillary Scholten, Democratic | U.S. House Michigan, District 3

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Published | Video Starts at 01:01

The problem, however, is that not only does the legislation fail to achieve its intended purpose, it would cause incredible, incredible harm in the process. Specifically, The legislation would require American citizens to provide documentation like a passport or a birth certificate when registering to vote in federal elections. Let me be clear about something. It is already illegal for non citizens to vote in federal elections, as it should be. (01:01–01:12)

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Asserts that the SAVE act mandates documentation for voter registration in federal elections.

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