The Save Act must be defeated. But it’s just one step in the fight to protect American voting | Austin Sarat

As the US midterms approach, Americans must take action to shield democracy from Donald Trump’s assault Donald Trump is going all out to pressure the Senate to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, which he insists on calling the Save America Act. On 8 March, he posted on Truth Social: “It supersedes everything else. MUST GO TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE. I, as President, will not sign other Bills until this is passed … MUST SHOW VOTER I.D. & PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP: NO MAIL-IN BALLOTS EXCEPT FOR MILITARY - ILLNESS, DISABILITY, TRAVEL … ” The New York Times reports that the president “has called the measure his ‘No. 1 priority,’ saying it would ‘guarantee the midterms’ for his party.” He has even asked Senate Republicans to use their majority to end the filibuster and pass the bill. The measure would make voting even more onerous than it already is. It would require voters to prove their citizenship in person when they register to vote. It would severely limit mail-in voting or online registration, require documentary proof of US citizenship, and require states to turn over their voter rolls to the Department of Homeland Security, which could then order v