You can reach your senators and representatives through the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121.

Tell them to VOTE NO ON THE SAVE ACT.

What is the SAVE ACT?

It’s a Voter Suppression Bill on steroids.

Trying to solve a problem that doesn’t exist: voting by undocumented immigrants.

THE very first question on a Voter Registration Application in my State, whether done on paper, or electronically is…

ARE YOU A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES

People who are trying to become Citizens of the United States KNOW THAT BEFORE THEY CAN BECOME CITIZENS, THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WILL CHECK IF THEY HAVE VOTED.

They risk being turned down as a citizen is REAL if it is shown that you have voted while not a citizen. NOBODY is going to risk that.

The “danger” of Non-citizen voting is a fraud made up by the right.

The threat to MILLIONS with the possible passage of the SAVE ACT is very real.

The GOP has been trying since last year to pass the SAVE ACT.

They have been told that it has the possibility of disenfranchising MILLIONS OF MARRIED AND DIVORCED WOMEN.

And, even after being told that this could happen, THEY HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN UP THE ISSUE THAT COULD HURT MILLIONS OF WOMEN.

Since they KNOW of the problem and REFUSE to clean up the issue, that means THE GOP HAS NO PROBLEM WITH DISENFRANCHISNG MILLIONS OF AMERICAN WOMEN. THAT THEY WILL BE QUITE ALRIGHT IF MILLIONS OF AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM.

And, this is also a possible problem for millions of Black American born in the South during Jim Crow. Millions of Black Americans, like my eldest sister, who was born in my grandmother’s house with a Mid-wife because, of course, my mother was not allowed in the WHITES-ONLLY HOSPITAL IN JIM CROW MISSISSIPPI. Do you know how difficult it is for many people born during that time to get ahold of a their birth certificates?

Many people critical of the SAVE ACT point out the problem for women, but, don’t stress the threat to many Black Americans.

With the results of those latest Special Elections in Texas and Louisiana, the GOP realizes that the only way for them to stay in power is to prevent MILLIONS of Americans from voting.

From The Brennan Center:

The Bad Voting Bill that Refuses to Die

The SAVE Act would stop millions of eligible Americans from voting.
Michael Waldman
February 3, 2026
Voting & Elections

Yesterday, The New York Times reported that President Trump personally ordered Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to go to Fulton County, Georgia, to be there for the FBI’s seizure of 2020 election ballots. Afterward, he held a pep talk with the agents. It’s a chilling reminder of just how far Trump can seek to move the levers of power to meddle with the freedom to vote.

It’s also a reminder that the stakes are immensely high. As the 2026 midterms fast approach, we see renewed efforts to control or undermine our elections — efforts that loom once again on Capitol Hill. Yes, the SAVE Act is back.

As many readers of this newsletter know, last year the House narrowly passed that bill — legislation that would effectively require Americans to produce a passport or a birth certificate to register to vote.

Brennan Center research shows that at least 21 million voters lack ready access to those documents. Roughly half of Americans don’t even have a passport. Millions lack access to a paper copy of their birth certificate. Many more voters have names that are different from those on their passports or birth certificates, including married women who have changed their last names.

Plainly, it would be the most restrictive voting bill ever passed by Congress. Even Michael Fragoso, former counsel to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), expressed concern over how much power over elections the bill would hand to the federal government. He writes, “It federalizes elections in a way that Republicans have long opposed.”

Last year, the SAVE Act stalled in the Senate following a chorus of alarm from people across the country. That should have been the end of it. Instead, it is back by political convenience, not public demand.

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In both the House and Senate last week, GOP lawmakers introduced revamped versions of the SAVE Act. Lots of fun new ideas have been added into these bills. The Senate version includes a provision that would require citizens to produce a passport, birth certificate, or naturalization papers not just to register, but every time they vote. This proposal makes an exception for states that have handed over voter rolls to the Department of Homeland Security, an effort to coerce states to comply with the administration’s efforts to collect sensitive voter information. (All but a handful of states have refused.)

More from Sherrilyn Ifill:

Stop the SAVE Act
Trump Has Pushed for a Vote in the House This Week On A Bill That May Disenfranchise Tens of Millions of Eligible Voters
Sherrilyn Ifill
Feb 09, 2026

But we have some urgent work to do this week. And what is the work? Trump’s obsession last week and today is “voter fraud.” In fact voter fraud was the subject of the Truth Social post that ended with Trump’s grotesquely racist meme. Yes I know, Trump always talks about voter fraud. But this time his focus is on moving Republicans in Congress to pass the SAVE Act.

What is the SAVE Act? It is a “proof of citizenship” mandate for voter registration, and is one leg of the three-legged stool Trump is employing to try and manipulate a win for Republicans in this November’s congressional elections (the other two are ICE intimidation and mid-decade redistricting).

I’ve learned that the House is likely to vote on the SAVE Act THIS WEDNESDAY.

By now you likely know that there is no serious “voter fraud” problem in this country. This has has been proven in numerous studies time and time again. Yet claims of fraud remain a Republican canard. The SAVE Act is a voter suppression law cloaked in anti- voter fraud language.

If passed, it is estimated that the SAVE Act law will disenfranchise over 20 million voters. Why? Because the ID required by this law is not just your driver’s license. The SAVE Act will require voters to show proof of CITIZENSHIP in order to register to vote in federal elections. That means that voters will need to have in hand a birth certificate or a passport. Mail-in registration would require in-person proof of citizenship.

It is estimated that just only half of Americans hold a valid U.S. passport. The states in which less than 40% of its citizens hold a U.S. passport include Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, and a dozen others.
Birth certificates are also problematic for many Americans. Some older Americans in rural areas were born at home or by mid-wives and were never issued a birth certificate. Others are unable to locate one because of fire, theft, or loss.

Married women are particularly vulnerable here, because a married woman’s name when she seeks to register, may be different than the name on her birth certficate.

Earlier versions of the bill were even worse. One would have require proof of citizenship – either a passport or birth certificate – at the polling place in order to cast a ballot.

These comments are on point:

Jess Piper
‪@piperformissouri.bsky.social‬

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The SAVE Act is a literal poll tax for married women who changed their last name.
7:27 AM · Feb 10, 2026

Liz is a meat popsicle
‪@grief-enduring.bsky.social‬

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Step toward repealing the 19th.

The next person that tells me to “just get my passport” better have $300 in their hot little hands and offers to drive me to the photo appt, then to the post office, then back home.
8:22 AM · Feb 10, 2026

Cindy P.
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Let’s not forget that married women were required to change their SS cards to match their married names if women were using their married name. This was done to secure SS payments later in retirement. 🤬🤬🤬

Michael B Lehrhoff
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Of course, what Republicans have done is lie to invent a problem – migrants voting – THAT DOES NOT EXIST. This in order to require birth certificates that many Americans lack, precisely in order to SUPPRESS THEIR VOTES. This is exactly what a fascist minority party does to remain in power.
7:09 AM · Feb 10, 2026