Trump says SAVE America Act more important than ever following SCOTUS ruling on mail-in ballots

President Trump on Monday slammed the Supreme Court ruling allowing states to count mail-in ballots received after Election Day, arguing it is now even more important for Congress to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act.

The Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots sent by Election Day to be counted, as long as they are received within five days, in a case that answers a key question for many states months before the midterms.

The SAVE America Act would require proof of citizenship to vote and that voters show a photo ID at polling places. The photo ID requirement would also change the way voters cast ballots by mail.

“There is no excuse for a politician, or otherwise, to be against the above three requirements,” the president wrote in a Truth Social post, in which he also claimed the SAVE America Act would ban mail-in voting. The current version of Congress’s bill, however, would not abolish the practice. 

“There is only one reason to oppose — CHEATING! The House of Representatives has approved this vital Act, THREE TIMES. The United States Senate seems unable to do so,” he added. 

Democrats are dead set against the bill, which they say would effectively disenfranchise millions of Americans. Republicans would have to eliminate the filibuster to overcome Democratic opposition in the Senate.

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