The SAVE Act, if adopted, would require voters to prove they are citizens to register to vote, mostly through a valid U.S. passport or birth certificate. It would also require valid photo identification before voters can cast ballots, significantly altering Alaska's current requirements.
The state must award all the funding by October and the funding must be spent within a calendar year, or else unspent funds could get clawed back by the federal government and the state could receive less funding in subsequent years of the program.
