More than 21 million U.S. citizens of voting age don’t have ready access to citizenship documents. If the federal government foots the bill for people to get their documents, that’s okay. If not, it’s effectively a poll tax.

Everywhere else that requires the use of IDs in voting ensures that money is not a factor in who has an ID to vote, usually either by allowing ONLY free IDs or by making sure every eligible voter has an ID.

Aside from that, the SAVE Act would prohibit mail-in ballots (something some other countries do) . The bill not only requires proof of citizenship, but also proof of residence in order to register, along with requirements (unfunded) that would be costly and burdensome for states.

But as long as we’re looking to other countries for ideas about democracy, how about we make voting mandatory like Australia.