I urge you to vote against the SAVE Act when it comes before the Senate. While proponents frame this legislation as necessary for election security, it would create substantial barriers to voter registration and ballot access for millions of eligible American citizens without addressing any documented widespread problem.
Noncitizen voting is already illegal, and voters already attest to their citizenship when registering. The SAVE Act goes far beyond current requirements by mandating in-person proof of citizenship with documents like passports or birth certificates, plus photo ID to cast ballots. For mail-in voting, Americans would need to submit ID copies twice: when requesting and when submitting their ballot. These requirements would disproportionately burden specific groups of eligible voters.
A 2024 University of Maryland study found that more than 9% of voting-age citizens, roughly 21 million Americans, cannot readily access documentary proof of citizenship. Black Americans and Hispanic Americans are disproportionately less likely to have current driver's licenses than White Americans. Millions of married people, particularly the nearly 80% of women in opposite-sex marriages who take their spouse's surname, would face additional hurdles obtaining marriage licenses, divorce decrees, or updated passports. These documents require time and money that create real obstacles to exercising the fundamental right to vote.
Thirty-six states already have ID laws at the polls, and 14 states plus Washington, DC use alternative verification methods like signed affidavits. This federal mandate would override state systems that currently work without evidence of the widespread fraud this bill purports to prevent.
The SAVE Act solves a problem that does not exist while making it measurably harder for millions of eligible Americans to participate in our democracy. I ask you to oppose this legislation and protect voting access for all citizens.
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