John,
The SAVE Act may sound harmless, but it is anything but safe. It targets LGBTQ+ voters, especially trans and nonbinary people, by making it harder to register and cast a ballot. If passed, it could silence voices already fighting to be seen and heard.
The bill would require in-person proof of citizenship, like a passport or birth certificate, to register to vote. But for many trans and nonbinary individuals, obtaining or updating these documents to reflect their legal name and gender is expensive, time-consuming, and often impossible due to discriminatory state laws.
Let us break it down:
🗳️ Trans voters already face disproportionate barriers at the polls. The SAVE Act would make it even worse, putting up to 3.3 million trans voters at risk of being turned away due to mismatched documents.
📄 Many LGBTQ+ Americans lack access to the documents this bill requires. Passports and birth certificates can be costly, difficult to obtain, and painful to update, if they are even accepted at all.
🚫 This bill is not about preventing fraud, it is about voter suppression. The SAVE Act targets communities that have long fought for the right to be counted and make their voices heard at the ballot box.
John, this is not just about documents. It is about power. About silencing queer voices. Take the first step and contact your U.S. Senators today and urge them to oppose the SAVE Act.
