How the Save America Act would wreck the Constitution and demcracy

League of Women Voters - With the passage of the SAVE America Act in the House, and similar bills still being debated, Congress has doubled down on its blatant, discriminatory attempts to make voting harder for eligible Americans. 

The SAVE America Act, the SAVE Act, and the Make Elections Great Again Act, are part of a coordinated attack on the freedom to vote. The documentary proof of citizenship requirement is illegal, discriminatory, and unnecessary, as current law already mandates that only citizens may vote in state and federal elections. It's a deliberate obstacle designed to keep eligible citizens from exercising their fundamental right to vote.

There is no room in our democracy for this kind of legislation. The League won't stand for it, and neither should you.

Your help is crucial to stop this attack on democracy. This dangerous, anti-democratic bill will disproportionately harm:It will also weaken the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) of 1993, a law that expanded access to voter registration. We worked for years with legislators to pass the NVRA, and we cannot let this groundbreaking law be dismantled, harming millions of voters.

...This dangerous, anti-democratic bill will disproportionately harm:

• Women who changed their names after marriage - who would have to secure updated documentation to register to vote
• Military families - who would have to re-register every time they move sometimes very close to an election day
• Disaster survivors - who may have lost documents in disasters and face burdensome hurdles to replace them while rebuilding their lives
• Communities of color - Black Americans are three times more likely than white citizens to lack easy access to birth certificates, passports, or naturalization papers