Sen. Jon Ossoff requires ID at campaign event while opposing voter ID laws

Sen. Jon Ossoff, Democrat of Georgia, is asking attendees at a campaign event Saturday to show government-issued photo ID — even though he opposes similar standards for voters in federal elections.

Email confirmation information for an Ossoff gathering in Atlanta specified that “a matching government-issued ID will be verified against the RSVP list by the name entered.”

Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., who is running against Ossoff for a Senate seat in 2026, blasted what he called a double standard.

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Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

“This is typical Jon Ossoff saying one thing and doing another. It’s ridiculous that Jon Ossoff needs a government ID to listen to him explain why you shouldn’t need a government ID to vote,” Collins said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

Ossoff’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment.

Following election security concerns highlighted by President Donald Trump in previous years, Republicans across Congress have demanded stricter voter registration standards.

Most recently, lawmakers led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., called for passage of the Saving America’s Voters Eligibility (SAVE) Act.

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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., Republican of Florida, speaks to members of the media outside a House Republican conference, September 3, 2025. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

In its current form, the SAVE Act would integrate proof of citizenship requirements into existing voter registration procedures and require states to conduct more stringent audits of their voter rolls. The bill also defines documentary proof of U.S. citizenship and ties it to some form of photo identification.

It is currently illegal for noncitizens to participate in federal elections, although Republicans argue that the standard is applied inconsistently, leading to easily exploitable election vulnerabilities.

Democrats like Ossoff criticized the legislation, arguing it would only make it harder for people with limited access to photo ID to participate in elections.

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“This is a purely partisan, completely unworkable and bad faith bill cynically designed to disenfranchise millions of eligible voters,” Ossoff said in a statement on the SAVE Act as the bill passed the House of Representatives last year.

An earlier version of SAVE had already passed the House in April 2025, attracting bipartisan support in a vote of 216 to 208. Four Democrats joined Republicans in passing the bill.

Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., speaks during a campaign event on March 9, 2024. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)

Despite Ossoff’s previous opposition to the SAVE Act, his campaign event featured requiring a photo ID as a security measure.

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“Due to security requirements…be prepared to present identification that matches our RSVP list and these arrival instructions (printed or on your phone),” the campaign event confirmation email reads.

The House Rules Committee, the final gatekeeper before most bills reach the House hearing, is expected to consider an updated version of the SAVE Act in the House of Representatives on Monday.