Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said he will not vote for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act in its current form.
He sided with his party on final passage while again pushing back on other Democrats’ rhetoric that the bill is a modern form of racial voter suppression. Fetterman frequently bucks his party, including most recently on Department of Homeland Security funding.
Fetterman, who has repeatedly said he supports requiring photo ID to vote, drew the line at the bill’s mail-in voting provisions during an appearance on CBS News’s “The Takeout with Major Garrett” on March 11.
“I don’t support, in its current state, to vote SAVE America,” he said. “The president is constantly critical on mail-in voting, and that’s ridiculous. It’s safe.”…
Fetterman Won’t Back SAVE Act Over Mail-In Vote Restrictions
