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Mike Lee: “We allowed for this alternative method by which you can do a…”

Featuring: Mike Lee, Republican | U.S. Senate from Utah

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Sen. Lee Stands for SAVE America Act: March 22nd

Published | Video Starts at 21:05

But we wanted the Save America act to be more flexible than that because after all, we want to make it easy to vote while also making it hard to cheat. So to that end, We allowed for this alternative method by which you can do a simple affidavit and you can submit it to the state authorities, shifting the burden to them. You're taking the load off of your shoulders, giving it to the state elections officials, who will then have the obligation of confirming or refuting the accuracy of the information you gave them. (21:05–21:15)

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Asserts that a method exists for voters to submit an affidavit to state authorities to verify citizenship.

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