1. United States
2. Fla.
3. Letter

I'm writing as your constituent to urge you to OPPOSE H.R. 22, the SAVE (“Safeguard American Voter Eligibility”) Act. The SAVE Act would require all Americans to show a document to confirm their US citizenship in order to register to vote. Requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote would create vast and powerful new barriers to participating in elections for millions of eligible voters. Under the SAVE Act, millions of US citizens could not register or vote. Research shows that 21.3 million Americans (that’s almost 1 in 10 voting-age citizens) do not have easy access to proof of citizenship documents like a birth certificate. Plus, nearly 150 million US citizens do NOT have a passport. Federal law already requires that voters verify their identity and US citizenship when they register. A law like this is harmful and unnecessary. Congress should focus on protecting and expanding voting rights, not making it more difficult for eligible citizens to vote. Our democracy is stronger when all eligible voters have equal access to the ballot box. I urge you and your colleagues to OPPOSE the SAVE Act on behalf of your constituents.