Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) responded Sunday to the GOP\u2019s push for national voter ID laws, calling it a \u201csolution in search of a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a solution in search of a problem in one big way,\u201d Ivey told host Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation\u2019s \u201cThe Hill Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The House is set to vote this upcoming week on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which proposes requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote and valid identification to cast a ballot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The act states that proof of citizenship can come in the form of a valid passport; birth certificate; hospital record; a photo ID issued by a federal, state or tribal authority; or a military ID card together with a military record of service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thirty-six states have laws requesting or requiring voters to show some form of ID at the polls, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. The remaining 14 states and Washington, D.C., use other methods to verify a voter\u2019s identity, including signature checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More than 8 in 10 Americans, including more than 7 in 10 Democrats, support requiring all individuals to show government-issued photo ID to vote, according to a study conducted by the Pew Research Center last August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier Sunday, Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) told Stirewalt that the SAVE Act is \u201cbuilt on commonsense principles that the American people support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Ivey said that the GOP lacks credibility on election-related issues in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, which President Trump falsely claimed he won and alleged was rife with voter fraud in states that former President Biden captured, including Georgia and Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey still haven\u2019t established that [the SAVE Act] would address any fraud that\u2019s out there, because guess what? They\u2019ve never demonstrated any kind of fraud in the electoral system. \u2026 If they really want to be credible on this, they need to make sure they\u2019re doing everything they can to move away from the lies about 2020,\u201d the Maryland Democrat added of his GOP colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n