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B.See

(8,136 posts) Sat Jan 31, 2026, 07:00 PM Jan 31

'Most Dangerous Attack on Voting Rights Ever'? New GOP Election Bill Sparks Dire Warnings

‘Most Dangerous Attack on Voting Rights Ever’? New GOP Election Bill Sparks Dire Warnings - Common Dreams “Make no mistake,” said one critic of the MEGA Act, “this egregious power grab is about suppressing turnout, silencing voters, and ensuring minority rule.”

The Republican chairman of the House committee that oversees federal elections introduced legislation on Thursday that one analyst characterized as possibly “the most dangerous attack on voting rights ever” put forth in the US Congress.

Led by Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.), chair of the House Administration Committee, the Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act would ban ranked-choice voting and universal mail-in ballots in federal elections, prohibit states from accepting mailed ballots that arrive after Election Day, enable large-scale voter purges, and institute photo ID requirements.

The bill was endorsed by right-wing organizations including the Election Integrity Network, an organization that—in the words of the New York Times—“has done more than any other group to take [Donald Trump’s] falsehoods about corruption in the democratic system and turn them into action.” The Election Integrity Network has received funding from Citizens for Renewing America, a group founded by White House budget director and Project 2025 architect Russell Vought.

“There is not a shred of evidence of widespread voter fraud in the United States. Courts, audits, and election officials from both parties have repeatedly proved that,” said Tiffany Muller [president of the End Citizens United Action Fund]. “Yet House Republicans, in their never-ending quest to stay in power, have once again chosen lies over facts to justify making it harder for eligible Americans to vote.”

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'Most Dangerous Attack on Voting Rights Ever'? New GOP Election Bill Sparks Dire Warnings (Original Post) B.See Jan 31 OP

Yes, it is insane! LymphocyteLover Feb 7 #1

Thanks for your reply, and for outlining EXACTLY what B.See Feb 10 #2

it's really breathtaking in how draconian it is and yet it seems like Republicans all just will happily go along with it LymphocyteLover Feb 10 #3

Also breathtaking is how B.See Feb 10 #4

Yes... also weird is how little traction this post is getting here! LymphocyteLover Feb 10 #5

Well... B.See Feb 10 #6

but this is pretty darn important! LymphocyteLover Feb 11 #7

PRECISELY. B.See Feb 11 #8

I assume that the bill will be filibustered in the Senate by Dems and so won't go anywhere... LymphocyteLover Feb 11 #9

If they don't filibuster it they can all get fucked durablend Feb 11 #10

Indeed. LymphocyteLover Feb 11 #11

LymphocyteLover

(9,628 posts)

1. Yes, it is insane!

Reply to B.See (Original post)

Sat Feb 7, 2026, 11:15 PM

Feb 7

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/new-gop-anti-voting-bill-may-be-the-most-dangerous-attack-on-voting-rights-ever/

While the SAVE Act focuses almost exclusively on requiring voters to produce documentary proof of citizenship when registering, the MEGA Act is far more sweeping. It would:

Impose a strict photo ID requirement to vote,
create a centralized voter surveillance system in every state,
mandate constant voter roll purges, gutting the “Motor Voter” law that expanded access to voter registration,
bar states from counting ballots that arrive after Election Day,
ban universal mail voting, in which states mail a ballot to all registered voters,
bar the federal funding for voter registration by outside groups,
and unleash lawsuits against election officials — all at once.
The provision requiring photo ID states that election officials “may not provide a ballot for an election for Federal office to an individual who desires to vote in person unless the individual presents to the official a valid physical photo identification,” according to the bill text.

The bill also aggressively targets voter registration itself. It would require states to demand documentary proof of U.S. citizenship before registering anyone to vote in federal elections and to repeatedly re-check the eligibility of people who are already registered.

B.See

(8,136 posts)

2. Thanks for your reply, and for outlining EXACTLY what

Reply to LymphocyteLover (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 10, 2026, 03:57 AM

Feb 10

Trump's underhanded MAGA accomplices, enablers, and co-conspirators have been UP to.

NOT to mention that there very well may be challenges to those "valid" photo id's. There is also the potential problem associated with birth certificates as required proof of citizenship when registering, esp. for married women whose last name probably won't match the name on the birth certificate.

But hey, no problem for MAGAS because many of them don't think women should have the right to vote anyway. Including Hegseth, and Ann Coulter, and well as some MAGA pastors, and A BUNCH MORE - just as a refresher as to how SICK some of them are.

Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn’t be allowed to vote - AP

Who’s questioning women’s right to vote? - 19th News.org

And even after all of that, Trump's MAGAs have put into place, in many locations, the mechanisms/laws that would allow THEM to refuse to certify votes THEY don't like.