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An Open Letter

To: Rep. Turner, Sen. Moreno, Sen. Husted

From: A verified voter in Vandalia, OH

March 11

You represent the citizens of Ohio, NOT donal Trump or the Republican party. Karoline Leavitt just confirmed the SAVE Act will force married women who changed their name to re-register before they can vote, seconds after claiming the bill doesn't block anyone. She called it "simple." She called it "common sense." Here's what it actually is: a sweeping new barrier for millions of eligible Americans. Around 69 million women in the U.S. have a birth certificate that no longer matches their current legal name. Political scientist Martha Johnson put it bluntly: the act would "without a doubt decrease the number of women able to vote in the United States" and appears designed to intentionally discourage married women from participating in elections. This isn't about election security. It never was. It's about rigging the electorate before a single ballot is cast. The Brennan Center's research shows that over 21 million Americans lack ready access to documents like passports or birth certificates, the very documents this bill demands. More than half of all Americans don't even have a passport. And this entire bill is built on a lie. Utah reviewed its entire voter registration list over nearly a year and found exactly one confirmed case of noncitizen registration, and zero instances of noncitizen voting. Zero. Trump told House Republicans at his Doral resort that this bill would "guarantee the midterms." Think about that. A voter suppression bill that solves a problem that doesn't exist, and he's telling you it'll guarantee his party wins. They're not even trying to hide it anymore. Please vote NO on the SAVE act.

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