John,

I wanted to make sure you saw Deborah’s email from yesterday.

Earlier this year, right-wing extremists introduced the misnamed Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE) Act—a piece of anti-democratic legislation that would upend voter registration drives and online voter registration.¹ Like Trump’s Executive Order from last week, the SAVE Act would require people to demonstrate proof of citizenship in order to register to vote—even as tens of millions of eligible voters lack the required documentation.

Congress could vote on the SAVE Act this week, but pressure is working, forcing the need for some “fixes” before it comes up for a vote.

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Voter registration forms already require people to attest to their citizenship status and there are serious consequences—including fines, jail, and deportation—for those who lie. Requirements like the ones proposed in the SAVE Act disproportionately affect women who have changed their name due to marriage, people of color, people with low incomes, people in rural communities, seniors, and naturalized citizens who may be wrongly removed from voter rolls due to outdated or incorrect data.² This bill would make it significantly harder for these citizens to participate in our democracy, all under the guise of "election integrity." But this bill and the related Executive Order are solutions seeking a problem since voter fraud has been demonstrated to be extremely rare in U.S. elections.³

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¹ A Republican-backed bill would upend voter registration. Here are 8 things to know
² An effort to block non-citizens from voting could impact married women, too
³ How we know voter fraud is very rare in U.S. elections

-- DEBORAH'S EMAIL --

John,

On Tuesday, Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) that would radically change voter registration in this country and lead to the disenfranchisement of millions of voters.

Trump’s EO would require, as proof of citizenship, everyone to present either a passport or a REAL ID when registering to vote for the first time, or updating their voter registration in case they move, change their name, or party affiliation. As of 2023, only 48% of Americans have a passport, 21.3 million eligible U.S. voters don’t have proof of citizenship readily available, and 3.8 million don't have them at all.^{1, 2} REAL ID drivers’ licenses do not include citizenship status in many states, so that requires the use of passports, which cost between $30-$130, essentially a new kind of poll tax. Many people with low incomes, despite being eligible to vote, are especially likely to lack such documents, potentially disenfranchising millions.

Congress could vote on the SAVE Act this coming week, but pressure is working, forcing the need for some “fixes” before it comes up for a vote.

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One of the most alarming parts of Trump’s EO is that it mandates Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—which is not a government agency or department—review every state's voter registration records, which many view as an overextension of executive power and a challenge to states' rights.³ Elon Musk and his acolytes should not have access to voter rolls. Musk has—and currently still is—paying voters to vote for his preferred candidates.⁴ He did this during the presidential election and is again ahead of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election this coming week.

Giving Musk access to the voter rolls is dangerous for the entire U.S. electoral system when we already see what he’s doing with myriad government agencies, including the Social Security Administration and taxpayer data at the IRS.

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