1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

Today I take pen in hand again, writing to urge you to oppose the SAVE America Act, which passed the House of Representatives on February 11, 2026. This extreme voter suppression legislation would disenfranchise millions of eligible American citizens while solving a problem that does not exist. Audit after audit and investigation after investigation in red states and blue states have reached the same conclusion: voting by noncitizens, which is already a felony, is so exceedingly rare that it is statistically almost nonexistent. Our current laws are working. Yet the SAVE America Act would create burdensome documentation requirements that risk disenfranchising 21 million citizens who cannot readily access their passports and birth certificates, 69 million American women who have changed their name from what is printed on their birth certificates, and 60 million Americans living in rural communities -not to mention Native Americans - who would have to travel long distances just to prove their voting eligibility in person. This legislation is part of a broader effort to lay the groundwork for rigging upcoming elections, including the midterms this November. The bill would illegally require states to hand over their unredacted voter rolls with sensitive personally identifiable information to the Trump Administration. It would fuel attacks against hardworking election officials who are simply doing their jobs. I’m particularly alarmed by President Trump's threats to "nationalize" elections and calls from former White House advisor Steve Bannon for ICE to "surround the polls come November." The Constitution gives power over elections to Congress and the states, not the Executive Branch. Armed federal agents at polling locations is voter intimidation and has no place in our democracy. I urge you to vote against the SAVE America Act and support any amendments that would prohibit federal funds from being used to direct federal law enforcement or military personnel to polling places or election offices. Elections must be decided by voters, not by force. Thank you.