Democrats Kill Simple Voter ID Amendment Requiring Photo ID to Cast a Ballot

by Jim Hᴏft Mar. 26, 2026 4:40 pm



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Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a common-sense amendment that would have required voters to show a simple photo ID to cast a ballot.

Despite Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s recent “pinky-promise” that Democrats aren’t actually opposed to ID requirements, his party voted in lockstep to kill the measure, according to CBS News.

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About a dozen Senate Democrats have insisted that they support voter ID.Naturally, this afternoon every single one of them voted against voter ID.

4:47 PM · Mar 26, 2026

The amendment failed to reach the 60-vote threshold, dying in a 53 to 47 vote. The radical Left once again chose to keep the door wide open for potential fraud.

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HOLY CRAP! Every single Senate Democrat just BLOCKED a GOP proposal requiring photo ID in nationwide elections, 53-47

DEMOCRATS SAY: "We support photo ID"

DEMOCRAT ACTIONS: "We support voter fraud"

The party of traitorous fraudsters. DON'T LET THEM FORGET.



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1:48 PM · Mar 26, 2026

The amendment, introduced by Jon Husted, would have required voters to present a government-issued photo ID, such as a driver’s license, passport, military ID, or tribal ID, when casting a ballot.

These are the same forms of identification Americans routinely use in everyday life.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune underscored the simplicity of the requirement:

“The types of IDs that are sitting in wallets right now, that the American people use on a regular basis.”

But Democrats, led by Schumer, slammed the proposal as extreme, claiming it would impose the “strictest voter ID law in America.”

Senator Mike Lee didn’t hold back, blasting Democrats for rejecting even a scaled-down version of election security reforms.

In a statement following the vote, Lee wrote:

“Every Senate Democrat just voted against a simple Voter ID requirement—a scaled-down version of SAVE America without the citizenship-verification measures
Why?

What do they have against requiring voters to prove who they are with a government-issued, photo ID on Election Day?”

In a video posted following the defeat, Lee reminded Americans that only two years ago, every Senate Democrat supported a bill that contained a voter ID requirement.

What changed?

“In the Senate, we just voted on a simple voter ID measure. This was a scaled-down version of the SAVE America Act—one that requires only a photo ID at the time and place of voting and omits the proof-of-citizenship requirements. Even that was something that every single Democrat in the Senate voted against.

Now, think about it this way: two years ago, every Senate Democrat supported a bill that contained a voter ID requirement. What changed? Why are they doing this?”

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Every Senate Democrat just voted against a simple Voter ID requirement—a scaled-down version of SAVE America without the citizenship-verification measures

Why?

What do they have against requiring voters to prove who they are with a government-issued, photo ID on Election Day?



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3:09 PM · Mar 26, 2026

As The Gateway Pundit has reported extensively, the push for the SAVE America Act, championed by President Trump, is the last line of defense against the Left’s plan to dilute the power of American citizens.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/202...pite-claiming/