GOP's new election model: Colombia
Summary
Senate Republicans are using Colombia’s recent election system as an example to support stricter voting rules in the United States. They want to hold hearings comparing Colombia’s voting process, which requires voter ID and paper ballots, to California’s system, which allows mail-in voting.Key Facts
- Colombia recently held an election requiring voters to show a national ID, use paper ballots, and generally prohibit mail-in voting.
- Abelardo de la Espriella, a populist business owner backed by President Donald Trump, was elected in Colombia.
- Republicans are pushing for similar voting rules in the U.S., like voter ID and restrictions on mail-in ballots.
- Some GOP senators are considering a hearing with California Governor Gavin Newsom and Colombian officials to compare election systems.
- Senator Ron Johnson leads a Homeland Security subcommittee investigating elections and mentioned possibly subpoenaing Newsom.
- Senator Rick Scott praised Colombia’s quick ballot counting as a model for U.S. voting reforms.
- President Trump is demanding Congress pass the SAVE America Act, which includes voter ID and mail-in voting limits.
- There is little chance of passing this bill due to opposition from Democrats and some Republicans.
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