Fact-checking Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on the effects of the SAVE America Act

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer claimed the SAVE America Act would mandate in-person voter registration, a practice he said only 5% of Americans currently use. The fact-check confirms the act would indeed require in-person registration, but disputes Schumer's statistical characterization of current registration behavior, finding the actual rate of in-person registrations is higher than the 5% figure he cited. Schumer's statement appeared designed to underscore Democratic opposition to the Republican-backed voting legislation by suggesting it would impose a burdensome requirement on most Americans. The discrepancy illustrates how both parties cite voter registration data to support their positions on election access and voting reform.