Exclusive Report: SAVE Act Threatens to Disenfranchise Trans Voters

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : " Voting rights advocates have also contended that the SAVE Act would make voting more difficult for senior citizens, college students and tribal citizens, as military and tribal IDs do not meet the bill's requirements.
51% : The CAP report cites Kansas and Arizona, where similar laws have been enacted, as examples of how such legislation can "make voting harder."
50% : Additionally, while the SAVE Act purports that a REAL ID driver's license can be used for voter registration, the law also requires licenses to indicate voters' citizenship status -- something not mandated by the REAL ID Act of 2005.
50% : If the SAVE Act passes, as many as 3 million voters may lack the necessary documentation to register, the report states.
49% : "In reality, the SAVE Act is legislation disguised to look like it protects election integrity while actually seeking to make voting harder for millions of American citizens.
48% : Voting rights experts also warn that the SAVE Act could create obstacles for married women who have changed their last names.
48% : "Congress must resist harmful proposed policies such as those in the SAVE Act in order to ensure that all Americans, including transgender Americans, are able to exercise their right to vote.
45% : Numerous investigations and research findings have shown the extreme rarity of instances of election fraud," the report states.
44% : If the SAVE Act were to pass, many transgender people would have to rely on birth certificates to register to vote, creating further obstacles, the report says.
43% : "[N]early all Americans would not be able to use a REAL ID to register to vote under the SAVE Act," the report states.
37% : "Legislation such as the SAVE Act is a costly and faulty solution in search of a nonexistent problem.
34% : According to an exclusive report obtained by Truthout, the SAVE Act would "be a disaster for Americans.
31% : "The policies in the SAVE Act are a serious socioeconomic issue that would disproportionately impact the voting rights of working-class and lower-income Americans," CAP explains in a separate report on the SAVE Act.

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