- United States
- Utah
- Letter
Vote No on the SAVE America Act — It's Voter Suppression, Not Election Security
To: Rep. Maloy, Sen. Curtis, Sen. Lee
From: A constituent in Salt Lake City, UT
June 23
Vote no on the SAVE America Act. The Congressional Black Caucus called it "a voter suppression bill, full stop," and the evidence backs that up. This bill would require a U.S. passport or certified birth certificate plus photo ID just to register — documents that over 21 million Americans lack easy access to. Black Americans are hit hardest, including those born in segregated hospitals with non-standardized records and Black women facing extra hurdles from name-change documentation requirements.
The bill also mandates voter-roll purges every 30 days, a tactic with a well-documented history of erasing Black voters. Purged voters won't find out until they show up at the polls, and the bill bans universal mail voting as a fallback. As for the fraud justification — Kris Kobach's own 2017 "Election Integrity" commission found no evidence of widespread fraud and collapsed in embarrassment. In 18 years, Sedgwick County, Kansas found just 18 non-citizens on voter rolls, only 5 of whom ever cast a ballot.
This bill doesn't protect elections. It rigs them. Abandon the SAVE America Act.