1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

The SAVE Act would create disastrous barriers to voter registration for millions of eligible American citizens, including married women who changed their names. Requiring all voters to provide physical documentation proving citizenship, like a birth certificate or passport, every time they register or re-register to vote is an unreasonable and undemocratic burden. Survey data indicates over 21 million Americans lack ready access to these documents. The legislation would decimate popular methods like mail-in, online, and automatic voter registration by effectively mandating in-person registration with documentary proof of citizenship. Beyond disenfranchising millions, including many married women without updated documentation matching their new names, it criminalizes officials for registering applicants without physical proof, chilling efforts to accommodate voters without documents. This draconian proposal strikes at the heart of free and fair elections. I urge you to reject the SAVE Act and any measures that would erect needless obstacles to the fundamental right to vote for eligible citizens.