This is a great resource for understanding the basics of the proposed SAVE America Act, from the National Conference of State Legislatures It is clear and fairly presented.
I have let my elected officials know my thoughts in opposition to this proposed act. I am in opposition to it not because I don’t care about fair elections and upholding voting integrity (I care very much) but because there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud, even using the most conservative database. In my state, there have been 26 cases of voter fraud since 1982 (and none by undocumented immigrants).
The proposed SAVE Act threatens voting accessibility for people with disabilities, rural voters and older voters, married women who have changed their names, and anyone who lacks access to passport and birth certificate.
As noted by the Bipartisan Policy Center, there are more efficient and cost effective ways to ensure citizenship verification that doesn’t lead to voter suppression.
Before posting this, I checked news sources from conservative to liberal, and they are all reporting the same: the president did mail-in voting to cast his own ballot as recently as last week. This, while he calls mail-in voting corrupt and cheating when other people do it. Ponder that while you are looking up the contact info for your Senators (where the vote is now) and making your voice heard.
I care a lot about voting! Here are some other pieces to check out from past me: https://teachingbeloved.com/2024/10/07/getting-out-the-vote-all-kinds-of-resources-related-to-voting/ and https://teachingbeloved.com/2020/09/19/rbg-and-the-voting-rights-act-and-renewing-our-resolve-in-the-next-45-days/ and https://teachingbeloved.com/2020/07/22/someone-struggled-for-your-right-to-vote-use-it/
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