1. United States
2. Wash.
3. Letter

Please oppose the SAVE America Act and any legislation that would impose documentary proof-of-citizenship requirements for voting. It is a pernicious Act that purports to solve a problem—fraudulent voting—that doesn’t exist but instead would impose sweeping new barriers on millions of eligible American voters. The legislation would also effectively eliminate the registration systems most Americans rely on today. Online registration, registration at motor vehicle agencies, mail registration, and community voter-registration drives would all become far more difficult or impossible. At the same time, the bill would require states to provide their voter rolls to DHS, raising serious concerns about privacy, erroneous removals, and federal overreach into state-run elections particularly given how politically polarized the agency has become. The right to vote is the foundation of our democracy. Congress should be working to expand access and participation, not erect new barriers that disenfranchise eligible American citizens.