SAVE America Act Should Be Passed to Prevent Noncitizen Voter Registration
Source: Brianna Lyman. "Hundreds Of Noncitizens Found On New Jersey Voter Rolls." June 12, 2026. thefederalist.com
The Gist
The author argues that hundreds of noncitizens illegally registered to vote in New Jersey, showing our current honor-system approach doesn't work. Congress should pass the SAVE America Act requiring proof of citizenship to register, but some Republican senators are wrongly blocking it.
Conclusion
The SAVE America Act requiring documentary proof of citizenship should be passed to prevent noncitizens from being registered to vote
Premises
- Hundreds of noncitizens were found registered to vote in New Jersey voter rolls, with some having actually voted multiple times
- Current voter registration relies only on an honor system with no documentation required to prove citizenship
- New Jersey's Motor Vehicle Commission system automatically registers people to vote even when they present Green Cards and claim to be noncitizens
- Election officials only discovered these noncitizen registrations when individuals self-reported, indicating many more likely remain undetected
- The SAVE America Act would require documentary proof of citizenship and voter ID, directly addressing this vulnerability
- Republican senators including Collins, McConnell, Murkowski, and Tillis blocked the SAVE America Act despite evidence of the problem it would solve
Assumptions
- Noncitizen voting undermines election integrity and fairness
- Documentary proof requirements would effectively prevent noncitizen registration without creating undue barriers for citizens
- The New Jersey cases represent a broader national problem
- Self-reporting cases indicate a larger hidden problem of undetected noncitizen registrations