“The SAVE America Act “would force Americans to register (to vote) only in person, something only 5% of Americans do today.”
What PolitiFact found
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE America Act, now under consideration in the Senate, would require that documentary proof of citizenship be presented in person to register to vote. The percentage of people who currently register in person is between 11% and 42%, once you account for people who register in person at motor vehicle offices.
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In short
Chuck Schumer (Senate minority leader) made this claim around 17 March 2026. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 March 2026, 2 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Chuck Schumer has 11 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 3 of them false or fake, 6 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4Zh4dmbXp4
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