How The SAVE Act Could Impact Married Women And Other Voters

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Penalties for non-citizens voting include fines and imprisonment.
57% : A big aspect of the SAVE Act is that voters would have to show documentation of proof of U.S. citizenship in person to register, and the easiest way to show proof of citizenship is with a passport.
53% : This would change as the SAVE Act requires people to show documentation in person at their election offices.
52% : There is President Trump's executive order, which in many ways echoes the SAVE Act as it calls for passports and REAL IDs, many of which alone won't serve as proof of citizenship, in order to register to vote.
50% : "We're seeing a full-scale assault on democracy in our country, from a number of states passing significant measures to undermine access to voting after the Supreme Court struck down portions of the Voting Rights Act, to the SAVE Act, to the President's recent executive order trying to assume national control over several aspects of our elections," says Gill.
48% : " Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), who introduced the SAVE Act, said at a House Republican briefing, "We're here for the simple proposition supported by the vast majority of the American people that only citizens of the United States should vote, that we should have documentary proof, that we should have a system to guarantee that only citizens of the United States should vote in federal elections, where we have the clear authority under the Constitution of the United States and our laws as Congress to set the terms of those elections.
47% : And all of these people could be caught up in the provisions of the SAVE Act and prevented from voting.
46% : "Let's be real; the SAVE Act is just another unnecessary hoop for women to jump through," says Reshma Saujani, CEO of Moms First.
45% : " Moreover, many transgender people who have changed their names to better match their gender identity would be impacted.
40% : Here are some ways the SAVE Act could potentially prevent millions of Americans who have the right to vote from doing so, and how the bill may be trying to solve a problem that does not actually exist.
39% : "Passing the SAVE Act would cause a chilling effect on the voting behavior of a lot of voters who legally should have the right to vote, but who are going to be discouraged from doing so for reasons that are no fault of their own," says Aaron Thomas, Harvard Law graduate, family attorney, and author of The Prenup Prescription.
37% : "We need to pass legislation to stop billionaires from buying our elections, not legislation making it harder for people to vote," said Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib on the House floor, explaining why she's voting no on the SAVE Act.

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