Senate Leader Thune Confirms Vote To Secure Elections With SAVE Act

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Senate Leader Thune Confirms Vote To Secure Elections With SAVE Act

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By Chris Powell
February 27, 2026

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) confirmed this week that the Senate will hold a vote on the SAVE America Act, setting the stage for a showdown over election integrity.

The legislation, formally titled the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections and strengthen enforcement requirements for states that fail to verify voter eligibility. The House has already passed the measure, largely along party lines. Its future in the Senate, however, remains uncertain.

Under Senate rules, most legislation requires 60 votes to overcome a filibuster. Republicans do not hold a 60-seat supermajority, meaning several Democrats would need to support the bill for it to advance to final passage. There is no clear indication that enough Democratic senators are prepared to cross party lines.

Thune acknowledged that political reality but made clear the vote is coming anyway.

“Well, we will. We’ll put the Democrats on the record,” Thune told Fox News. “And it’s a stark contrast. The Democrats, even in the chamber last night, having to sit there and try and defend allowing non-citizens to vote in American elections. That is a losing proposition for them. So we will get a vote on it.”

“We are right now in the middle of a government shutdown, so we’ve got to try to get the government opened up first. But in due time, we will get that up on the floor. We will have a vote on it,” he said.

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