John,

We’re less than 60 days away from Election Day and right-wing elected officials in Congress and states are attempting to keep eligible voters away from the polls.

Their new voter suppression tactic involves attaching the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act to must-pass government funding legislation―a dangerous and unnecessary attempt to require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections.

Proof-of-citizenship requirements disproportionately affect people of color, people with low incomes, and naturalized citizens. More than 9% of American citizens of voting age don’t have easy access to their proof of citizenship; that’s true of nearly 11% of people of color.¹

There is absolutely no evidence showing that large numbers of undocumented immigrants are voting in federal elections. To debunk this right-wing myth, the Brennan Center for Justice investigated 23.5 million votes in 42 jurisdictions that covered 44 states and only found an estimated 30 incidents of non-citizens voting—0.0001% of all votes cast in the 2016 election.²

Proof-of-citizenship legislation will do nothing but intimidate communities of color, naturalized immigrants, and low-income voters from voting, even though they are citizens, eligible to vote.

We’re fighting back against intimidation tactics targeting vulnerable communities.

Donate $5 to power our Vote for Human Needs campaign today to help us fight back against voter suppression and ensure everyone has what they need to vote for human needs between now and Election Day.

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Thank you for all you do,

Dominique Espinoza
Policy and Strategic Partnership Manager, Coalition on Human Needs

¹ Millions of Americans Don’t Have Documents Proving Their Citizenship Readily Available
² Noncitizen Voting: The Missing Millions

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John,

With Labor Day behind us, election season is officially here. This November, voters will make critical decisions on the direction they want this country to go in.

We’re helping voters understand what’s at stake and we’ve been asked by our allies on the ground in key states to create voter guides on the following issues:

• The Care Economy

• Health Care

• Food and Nutrition

• Housing

• Expanding Economic Support for Families

• Protecting Our Democracy

Through our Vote for Human Needs campaign, we’re reaching infrequent voters in swing states, ensuring they have the information they need to overcome voter suppression tactics and vote for human needs.

Power our Vote for Human Needs campaign with a donation today so we can reach as many voters as possible.

There is a lot at stake in November. In 2021, the expanded Child Tax Credit was able to cut childhood poverty by nearly half, but it was sadly allowed to expire. The result was child poverty surging back to pre-pandemic levels. Millions are at risk of losing health coverage with proposed Medicaid cuts and the expiration of ACA tax credits.

When we head to the polls this fall, these are exactly the issues that we’re voting on and that we’re educating voters on. However, since 2020, 18 states have added or stiffened voter ID requirements with 38 states now requiring some form of voter ID in this year’s election.¹

Our work to help voters overcome voter suppression laws and help them make a plan to vote is key to building a future that includes all of us.

Donate $5 to help us reach voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin between now and Election Day.

If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your secure donation will go through immediately:

Thank you for all you do,

Deborah Weinstein
Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs

¹ Post-2020 voter ID restrictions are getting their first test in November elections