5 Dems Who Voted For Election Security Reform Won’t Say If They’ll Support The SAVE Act Again

In July of 2024, the House passed the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. Now, the legislation will soon be up for a vote again.

Many Democrats still choose to champion insecure election practices, despite broad popular support for safeguards like voter ID and proof of citizenship. A whopping 198 Democrats voted against the legislation, while 10 Democrats did not partake in voting.

But a few sided with Republicans to pass the SAVE Act when it passed in July, and again in September when it was attached to a continuing resolution, evidently recognizing the popularity of common sense electoral reforms.

Five Democrat representatives — Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas; Rep. Vicente Gonzalez Jr. of

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