Tillis: SAVE America Act is 'dead' as time has run out to implement new voting rules

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

07/02/26 11:50 AM ET


Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) says the SAVE America Act, President Trump’s No. 1 legislative priority, is “dead” on Capitol Hill because there is not enough time to change election laws before the midterms — even if Senate Republicans muster 60 votes for the legislation, which is unlikely.

“Unless they do the work to get to the 60 votes, they know it’s dead, and so all this is theater,” Tillis told The News & Observer, repeating arguments he has made in Washington calling on GOP colleagues to move on to other priorities. The North Carolina Republican continued, saying even if the election reform bill passes, there is no chance it is implemented before the Nov. 3 general election.

The legislation — titled the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act — would require proof of citizenship for people registering to vote and for voters to show photo IDs to cast ballots. The senator, who is not running for reelection, noted that it took his state a full year to implement voter ID requirements. “Honestly, here in North Carolina, or in virtually any state, the ability, if we go back to when we implemented voter ID in North Carolina, it took a year to get everything in place with adequate funding,” he said.

Tillis also pointed out the lack of adequate funding or clear instructions on how to implement such a law in all 50 states before Election Day. “Let’s assume you only allow early voting in the month of October,” he said. “Then do you honestly believe that we can have this thing up in 50 states? There’s no funding. There’s no specific implementation instructions.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5951419-thom-tillis-senate-gop-save-america-act-fate/

[Lovie777]

1. Why I don't believe him...............

[50 Shades Of Blue]

2. Yeah, I'll believe it when I don't have to show my birth certificate to vote.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. I have to disagree with the two members of DU who posted before I did. I believe him.

Of course, we must remain vigilant. To think that the problem is solved, or will disappear, is folly.

I am giving Thom Tillis the benefit of doubt. That will do until/unless something changes.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

4. I'm with you CaliforniaPeggy,

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at this point in time he has nothing to lose and no reason to lie.
I too, will give him the benefit of the doubt.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Thanks for your support, my dear MarineCombatEngineer!

Your reasons make sense too.

[RetiredParatrooper]

6. Don't

Tillis voted to acquit Trump.

Twice.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. He's not running for reelection

and already burned his bridges with the GOP.

And procedure-wise, what he said is correct. Unless Thune gets enough to kill the filibuster (Cloture Rule), wherever that is jammed in, it will fail in the Senate and would likely be stripped from the NDAA if the House emerges from its quagmire to put it on that bill.

[Karasu]

7. The media is leaving out an awful lot there about what the SAVE Act would do. It fucks over married women and anyone who

has changed their name for ANY reason.

[Laffy Kat]

8. Yep, the whole idea was to disenfranchise women. nt

[Karasu]

9. They completely leave out the whole birth certificate bit and just focus on the photo ID part. It's completely

disingenuous.

The MSM are normalizing this fascist shit out of selfishness and fear. It's pathetic.