GOP Hits Internal Dissent on Voter Eligibility Bill

Republicans have hit a wall in their efforts to pass a voter ID law that would ensure only U.S. citizens can vote in federal elections, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

On Monday, House Republicans unveiled funding legislation designed to pay for the government over the next six months, but attached The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act to the legislation.

Specifically, “the bill prohibits states from accepting and processing an application to register to vote in a federal election unless the applicant presents documentary proof of U.S. citizenship.”

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